Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko
Borissov, the head of the coronavirus task force and several members of the
Cabinet on May 3 held a briefing on the plans to relax various restrictive measures
against the spread of Covid-19.
Driving schools will be
allowed to re-open from May 4. The requirement would be that those in cars used
for driving lessons must wear protective face masks and there must be regular
disinfection of the vehicles, every time before the next person gets into the
car for a lesson.
It was announced that as of May 4, individual
outdoor sports will be allowed but not competitions. “People can play tennis,
run on a stadium track, run in the park,” Borissov said. He added that allowing
swimming pools to open is being considered.
Open-air terraces and
gardens of restaurants will be allowed to re-open following inspections by
regional health inspectorates and the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and if all
requirements for physical distancing are met, it was announced.
Establishments would not be
allowed to re-open where physical
distancing would not be possible, PM
said.
The head of the task force, Major-General, Pof. Dr. Ventsislav
Mutafchiyski said that physical distancing would have to be respected and staff
would have to use protective equipment and undergo training.
Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor
Angel Kunchev said that rules will be included in a document on the basis of
which regional health inspectorate officials and the Bulgarian Food Safety
Agency would give an opinion about
whether an establishment could re-open.
PM Borissov also said that
after the afternoon of the May 6 public holiday (St George’s Day), the
checkpoints controlling the travel between the cities would be removed. “We believe
that the checkpoints played a very important role,” he said.
No agreement on whether to
allow kindergartens and nurseries to re-open has been reached.
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