Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev: If We Reach 100 People Within Three Days, The Measures Will Be Tightened Again

If we reach 100 people within three days, the measures will be tightened again. This was confirmed by the Chief State Health Inspector and member of the National Operational Staff Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev on BNT   He said that the week of April 20-26 was with the highest values, but it is too early to draw general conclusions and it is in our hands what we will allow to happen. The progress is very carefully monitored and we react according to the epidemic situation.

"If we come across an outbreak with many infected people or the number of tests suddenly increases, the number will jump immediately. In epidemiology we prefer to work on a weekly basis, but for our operational purposes - 3 days over 100 people is a signal that the trend has changed and a signal to return some of the measures, "said Kunchev.

He added that it depends on whether the increase is diffuse across the country or a specific outbreak is found, which if measures are taken in time, will be blocked and suppressed. Much also depends on who is sick, where, whether they are in a risk group, whether they are present, which allows strict measures to be take.

According to Kunchev, the change in the legislation does not change the way of acting even now, because in the end the assessment of the epidemic situation is made in the Ministry of Health and so far the measures have been taken by order of the Minister. "So the most correct constitutional solution is being sought here"

 "We avoid the term state of emergency - it is intended for accidents, martial law, and epidemics are not excluded. Influenza epidemics occur every year. Unfortunately, in Bulgaria we have epidemic situations with other diseases - hepatitis A, AIDS, measles." , explained the chief state health inspector.

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