site.btaCOVID-19 Cases in Bulgaria Reach 449, Death Toll Rises to 10

April 2 (BTA) - The confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bulgaria have reached 449, and the number of fatalities has increased to ten. The new cases are up by 37 in the past 24 hours, national coronavirus task force chief Gen. Ventsislav Moutafchiiski told a regular briefing on Thursday. Two people died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

A total of 27 patients have been discharged from hospital, the youngest of whom 27, and the oldest, 80.

A total of 167 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized.

Moutafchiiski said that there has been "a heavy tendency for infection of doctors". He also said that in all likelihood, only two out of 11 infected people are detected. Mouafchiiski once again stressed the need for "fanatical compliance" with physical distancing requirements.

He said that the measures put in place in the state of emergency declared on March 13 will be eased when infections go down.

The Director of the National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Prof. Todor Kantardjiev, stressed the need to wear masks and glasses as prevention against getting infected.

Three more coronavirus testing laboratories are to be opened in Sofia and one in Pleven.

Pets cannot infect people, Kantardjiev said, reacting to alerts about abandoned dogs and cats. "Each epidemic is a test for the public morality," he said. RI/ZH


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