01 February 2020 – Travellers arriving from affected countries will be screened and quarantined/isolated

Type of Intervention: Advisory
Sectors Involved: Health, Immigration
Intervention Categories: International travel measures; Planning and strategy
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Bulgarian government

Overview: A governmental consultation is held on the measures against the spread of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV in Bulgaria. Citizens arriving from China or another country with confirmed cases of the new coronavirus will go through thermal cameras and a thorough medical check-up at airports. The Risk Index for Traveling to China has been upgraded to Level 4: Countrywide Stop Trip Warning (except as needed).
Full details here: https://www.mh.government.bg/bg/novini/aktualno/kiril-ananiev-blgarskite-zdravni-vlasti-sa-vzeli-v/

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Type of Justification: Public Opinion (e.g. consultations, opinion polling), Perception of an increased threat