Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on China, Italy travel
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has raised the risk index on travel to China to the highest level because of the new coronavirus outbreak, calling on citizens not to travel there and those in the country to leave immediately.
Regarding Italy, the Foreign Ministry has called on Bulgarians living in or visiting Italy to travel to areas where the illness has broken out only as a matter of last resort.
“We also recommend
that our compatriots refrain from attending public events, avoid
crowded places, and comply with safety measures such as wearing a
protective medical mask, maintaining personal hygiene, and avoiding
direct contact with strangers,” the Foreign Ministry said.
The
ministry said that it had not received any reports of Bulgarian
nationals in China and Italy being infected with Covid-19 new
coronavirus.
According to Italian authorities, 132 people in
Italy were infected with new coronavirus, 26 of them in intensive
care.
The Foreign Ministry quoted Italian statistic, saying that 10 046 Bulgarians live in the Lombardy region, 2312 in the Véneto region, 3071 in the Piedmont regio, 5 241 in the city of Milan, and 313 in the Lodi municipality.
