From February: New Measures for Entering Bulgaria (List of Countries)

As of February 1 (Tuesday), the "red zone" will now include countries with a 14-day incidence of between 500 and 5,000 per 100,000 population. Persons arriving from these countries are allowed in Bulgaria upon presentation of a valid EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination, post-illness or testing (PCR or antigen test) or equivalent/similar documents. We remind you that so far these citizens, in addition to a certificate of vaccination or post-illness, were required to submit a negative PCR test result.

Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or continuous residence and members of their families who do not present any of these documents are placed under a 10-day quarantine. Which can be canceled if the person presents a negative result from PCR or antigenic test, made no earlier than 72 hours after arrival in our country. The possibility of lifting quarantine after an antigen test is also new, which is easier for citizens.

The requirements for persons arriving from the "green" and "orange" zones remain unchanged.

The list of countries includes a "dark red" zone, which includes countries with a 14-day incidence of more than 5,000 per 100,000 people.

Persons from the "dark red" zone are allowed in our country upon presentation of a digital COVID certificate for vaccination, post-illness or similar document, simultaneously with a negative result from a PCR test conducted up to 72 hours before entering the country. Those who have an EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination with an additional (booster) dose or similar document, are...

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