For the upcoming holidays of Palm Sunday and Easter, the churches will be with free access but social distancing and protective masks remain mandatory. Believers are advised not to kiss the icons. The willow branches on Palm Sunday will be distributed outside the churches as  the police will monitor for the observance of public order.

In connection with the start of the tourist season from May 1, tourists will be allowed to enter Bulgaria and not be subjected to a mandatory quarantine after showing one of three documents:

Two days before the major football match between Bulgaria's most popular teams of Levski and CSKA Sofia, a decision was made to return the audience to the stadiums at 30% of the capacity, but with not more than 1,000 people per sector.

1,681 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 13,423 tests performed, indicate data of the Single Coronavirus Information Portal. 12.52% of the tests have returned positive result.

The highest number of new infections was reported in Sofia-386, followed by Plovdiv district-157, Varna district-125 and Stara Zagora district-96.

There are 57,473 active cases of Covid-19 at present. 8,309 patients are being treated in hospital, 781 of them in intensive care units.

103 people have died and 3,192 have recovered in the past 24 hours.

22,016 vaccines have been administered in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of inoculations against the novel coronavirus to 698,517. 151,817 people have received their second vaccine dose.

Bulgarians must not forget to observe the anti-epidemic measures during the forthcoming Christian holidays, said Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor Angel Kunchev.

Bulgaria should complete the first and the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination quickly, stressed angel Kunchev in an interview for Nova TV. That is why the green corridors for Covid-19 vaccination will be open during the holidays as well. Vaccination centers will be open from 9 am to 5 pm and people who wish to receive a Covid-19 vaccine do not need to register in advance. More than 5.5 million vaccine doses are expected to arrive in Bulgaria in the next three months, added Associate Professor Kunchev.