The Minister of Health of Bulgaria issued an order that allows the practice of collective sports for amateurs in the open, without competitive nature and without an audience (including football, basketball, volleyball). Participants must be up to 10 people and comply with all of the anti-epidemic measures. The use of bathrooms and changing rooms, as well as the presence of an audience is not allowed.
On May 6, the checkpoints organized by the Ministry of Interior on the entrance-exit roads of regional city centers were removed. The only exception is Yambol. The checkpoints will remain open there for now because the epidemiological situation requires it, the Ministry of Interior explained. The order for removing the checkpoints in Bulgaria was issued by the Health Minister. The same order repeals the stricter measures for entering and leaving the city of Sofia.
A new series of loosened measures from today in Bulgaria. Driving courses are renewed, subject to strict rules against the epidemic. Individual workouts are permitted for a number of outdoor sports. Swimming pools will also be able to work, but if they abide by all the sanitary requirements set by the Minister of Health.
51 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours were reported by the National Operations Headquarters this morning. Thus the total number of infected in Bulgaria is 966. The increase from the previous day is 5.6%. The number of infected people in Sofia is 556. The active cases in the country are 751. In hospital care are 268 people with 34 of them in intensive care units. 170 patients (17.6%) were treated and recovered. The total number of medical personnel with proven COVID-19 in our country is 80 people.