Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria lifts quarantine of Izgrev village

Photo: BGNES

All restrictive measures for movement to and from the village of Izgrev, Shumen district, have been lifted at 4 pm on June 15. After the mass testing of village residents for Covid-19, the District Coronavirus Headquarters decided to lift the police checkpoints near the village one week after they were set up. 300 people, or nearly half of the village’s residents were tested for the novel coronavirus and 38 people were diagnosed with Covid-19. The restrictions will remain in place for people living on three streets, where the infection was localized. Enhanced monitoring for observance of the anti-epidemic measures will continue, despite the protests of the local residents. Covid-19 tests of residents of Kaolinovo Municipality, Shumen district, continue. Covid-19 outbreak is likely to occur in the village of Takach, the local health authorities announced.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Parliament sets up ad hoc committees on drought and small ruminant disease

Even before the election of the regular committees, the Parliament decided to set up an ad hoc committee to find out all the facts and circumstances of the drought problems in the country. The decision was taken unanimously with 203 votes in favour. The..

published on 12/11/24 2:40 PM

Miners take to the streets to protest against new 15% mining tax

Hundreds of miners protested outside the Council of Ministers while an extraordinary meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation was held inside. The protest is against the planned 15% tax on underground resources from 2025, a tax..

published on 12/11/24 2:29 PM

The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association calls for rewriting Budget 2025

The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation discussed the draft budget for 2025. The trade unions and some of the employer organizations expressed their support for the proposal. According to Kancho Stoychev, Deputy Chair of the..

published on 12/11/24 11:57 AM