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I would support a green certificate for entering schools, Education Minister says

Education Minister Nikolai Denkov
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“If the Ministry of Health supports the proposal made by the Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev for the enforcement of a green certificate for entering schools, I shall support it,” Education Minister Prof. Nikolai Denkov said in an interview for Nova TV.

However, he pointed out that he is not going to issue an order for the mandatory vaccination of teachers, because the solution for the country lies in persuading not mandating. Minister Denkov stated that there is a levelling of the coronavirus incidence rate at schools the moment, with 1.6% of teachers and 1.5% of pupils under quarantine. 



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