The Head of State: It is High Time we Realized the Need to Show Civic Responsibility and Social Solidarity

Together with the Prime Minister and the Crisis Staff Chief we discussed the actions the government took for restricting the spread of coronavirus in Bulgaria, the presidential press office reported.

Bulgaria and the world are going through severe hardship. It necessitates full mobilization of material resources and society's moral strengths. The epidemic will put the healthcare system and all social systems in the country to the test. They will have to endure a critical situation, despite the problems that have been accumulated for decades. We should express our respect and support for the Bulgarian medical doctors and nurses, for all specialists that will have to bear the major burden of this struggle.  Our survival depends on their professionalism, morality, technical support, social security and tranquility and this should be the state's irrevocable commitment.

For thirty years Bulgarians have been saving themselves singly. However, this deadly epidemic that is striking the weakest and the elderly reminded us and all people in the world that it is high time we realized the need to show civic responsibility and social solidarity.

I would like to thank all Bulgarians who volunteered to take part in the fight against the coronavirus because they express this responsibility and solidarity which we all need as a society and because no one can save themselves if they cannot rely on the responsible attitude of the others.

At this critical moment we have to be fully mobilized because coping with such a crisis requires that each one of us shows high public awareness. The strict measures will be useful only if each person is aware of the importance of these measures and their own place and participation in the fight against the coronavirus....