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2/3 of Bulgarians do not approve of restrictive measures against coronavirus epidemic

Photo: Ani Petrova, BNR

32% of Bulgarians approve of the measures against Covid-19 taken by the government, and 64% disagree. The figures come from the European Parliament's third sociological survey on the Covid-19 crisis this year. 
Bulgaria is among the five EU member states in which more than half of the respondents indicate that the coronavirus crisis has already affected their personal incomes. The other countries are Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Romania. 
The data show that young people under the age of 34 and families with children are more affected.



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