Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Bulgaria, please visit the website of the Ministry of Health. The national portal Coronavirus.bg provides daily updates on the pandemic.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in Bulgaria and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the dedicated page on the national portal Coronavirus.bg, including the up-to-date information on the containment measures put in place. Further public health recommendations can be found on the website of the Ministry of Health (in Bulgarian).
The order of the Ministry of Health introducing anti-epidemic measures in the country can be consulted here (in Bulgarian).

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For the information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the portal of the Bulgarian National Customs Agency.
The Bulgarian government banned the extra-UE export of protective medical equipment and of quinine-based drugs.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Bulgaria on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

To know about the measures taken by the Bulgarian government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, please visit the official national portal Coronavirus.bg's pages dedicated to the economic and social measures (in Bulgarian). The website of the Ministry of Economy provides a list of the decisions taken by the relevant national authorities. The act on the measures and actions during the state of emergency can be accessed here.
For an overview in English of all the measures, consult the guide by Deloitte.
The information on the EU’s economic response to COVID-19 and the actions to minimise the fallout on the EU member states’ economies of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the website of the European Council.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Bulgarian government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Bulgaria in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For the information on the local business support scheme and taxation measures established by the Bulgarian government to help businesses to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the official national portal Coronavirus.bg (in Bulgarian). The website of the Ministry of Economy provides a list of the decisions taken by the relevant national authorities.
Further information can be found on the guide by Deloitte.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

At the moment the official government sources do not provide any information on the specific programs for Bulgarian exporting companies put in place by the national government following the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak. For updated information please consult the website of the Ministry of Finance.
The European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak, which enables short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.