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The scope of people arriving from the UK and Northern Ireland who previously were banned from entering and staying in Bulgaria has been expanded, the Ministry of Health has announced.
This is regulated by an order of the Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov, which enters into force from 00:00 on 22 December.
The ban on entry into the country does not apply to Bulgarian citizens and their family members, as well as to persons with permanent or long-term residence status on the territory of Bulgaria and their families.
According to the new order No RD-01-721/21.12.2020 of the Health Minister, other categories of people can enter the country, they are:
In the document it is underscored that all persons arriving in Bulgaria with a starting point of departure from the UK or Northern Ireland are quarantined for 10 days at their home or in another place they have designated for residence.
Mandatory quarantine of ten days does not be apply only to:
• officials (heads of state, members of governments, etc.) and members of their delegations who submit a document showing a negative result of a test made up to 48 hours before entering the country using the polymerase chain reaction method to prove covid-19 (PCR test) considered from the date of the test entered in the document;
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