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Bulgarian government extends epidemic situation until end of September

Bulgarian Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov
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The epidemic situation due to COVID-19 has been officially extended until the end of September. This was decided by the government at a regular meeting, which took place online.

The proposal for the extension came from the Minister of Health Prof. Kostadin Angelov, who presented a report to the ministers. The Minister of Health announced that information that masks will be mandatory in the open was not true. At this stage, no new restrictive measures are envisaged, the Council of Ministers said in a statement.



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