Bulgarian government plans to extend its national state of emergency by a month

"The pressure on the healthcare system can only be reduced by extending the social distancing measures."

Българското правителство прогнозира пикът на коронавируса да е в третата третина на април. Source: BGNES

Bulgaria’s government plans to extend the country’s state of national emergency for a further month to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, as its confirmed cases continue to rise.

The state’s parliament voted unanimously on March 13 to declare a state of emergency until April 13 to contain the spread of the virus, but now the government has decided to ask the parliament to extend that measure until May 13.

The town of Kozloduy and the province of Stara Zagora independently imposed a night curfew that bars residents and visitors from leaving their homes.