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Bulgaria Health Ministry Declares National Swine Flu Epidemic
Society | November 6, 2009, Friday


The Bulgarian Health Ministry has declared a national swine flu epidemic. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria's Health Ministry announced Friday afternoon the declaration of a state of national swine flu epidemic over the rising number of patients with A(H1N1).

The Health Ministry made the decision based on the grounds that the number of people with swine flu has reached 210 per 10 000.

Thus, all schools in Bulgaria will be in a swine flu break all of next week (9-14 November). The Health Ministry recommends limiting the number and scope of public events.

Any decisions for closing nursery schools and universities over the epidemic will be made on the local level.

There will be no mandatory closing of cinemas, theaters, libraries, or other public facilities despite the declaration of a national epidemic.

The news from the Health Ministry came shortly after the Bulgarian capital Sofia declare a swine flu epidemic starting Monday. Thus, 20 of Bulgaria’s 28 administrative districts had declared swine flu epidemic before the news for the national emergency.

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