“The government will ask the Parliament to declare a state of emergency which will allow the closing of schools, kindergartens and universities,” Borissov said after an extraordinary government meeting.
The proposal will be tendered in the parliament on Friday.
Borissov appealed to Bulgarians to follow the rules, saying that on Thursday alone 14 people that were supposed to be under quarantine did not observe it. The state of emergency will allow police to intervene in such cases, he said.
Bulgaria has already limited indoor mass gatherings to 250 people to curb the spread of the infection. The government has urged businesses to apply flexible working time and allow employees to work remotely where possible.
