Health Ministry proposes to remove mandatory isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 infections
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Health, Dr. Assen Medzhidiev, will initiate changes to the Health Act to allow for the removal of mandatory isolation of persons who tested positive for COVID-19, as well as lifting the mandatory quarantine of contacts of these persons.
On May 5, the World Health Organization ended the global emergency status for COVID-19
Following an analysis of the epidemic situation in Bulgaria, taking into account the low morbidity and low rates of hospitalization and mortality, experts in the Ministry of Health reached a consensus to propose a legislative change that would allow for the repeal of the currently implemented mandatory isolation and quarantine for COVID-19.