Аll arrivals in Bulgaria - Important information

Order of the Ministry of Health with amendments to the restrictive measures when traveling to the Republic of Bulgaria from January 20, 2022

I introduce the following temporary anti-epidemic measures regarding the entry of persons arriving from other countries on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, as of 20.01.2022 to 31.03.2022, according to the assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in the respective country by criteria and placement of countries in color zones, as follows:
1. Criteria for assessing the prevalence of COVID-19 in the country concerned: 1.1. 14-day morbidity - the total number of newly registered cases of COVID-19 in the last 14 days per 100,000 population in the country concerned;
1.2. weekly positivity of laboratory tests - relative share in% of positive samples in the country compared to all PCR tests and rapid antigenic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the last week (last 7 days);
1.3. level of research in the country - number of tests performed for SARS-CoV-2 infection per 100,000 population in the last week (last 7 days);
1.4. identification of a variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified as an option that raises "anxiety";
1.5. lack of sufficient information, periodic updating of information or a reliable source of information about a country.
2. Color zones:
2.1. Green area: 2.1.1. if, at the time of assessment, the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population is lower than 75 per 100,000 population; or
2.1.2. if at the time of assessment the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population is between 75 and 200 per 100,000 population and the weekly positivity of the laboratory tests performed is less than 4%.
2.2. Orange area:
2.2.1. if, at the time of assessment, the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population is between 75 and 200 per 100,000 population and the weekly positivity of the laboratory tests performed is greater than or equal to 4%; or
2.2.2. if at the time of assessment the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population is between 200 and 500 per 100,000 population.
2.3. Red zone: 2.3.1. if, at the time of assessment, the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population is higher than or equal to 500 per 100,000 population; or
2.3.2. lack of sufficient information, periodic updating of information or a reliable source of information for the country concerned, or if the level of the survey is less than 300 samples per 100,000 population; or
2.3.3. if a SARS-CoV-2 variant is of concern in the country concerned, taking into account sequencing volumes and transmission levels.
2.4. If there is information about a significant negative change in the epidemic situation in the country from the green or orange zone or in some of its territories, before the official change of the color zone of the country in relation to persons arriving in the Republic of Bulgaria, specific anti-epidemic measures may be applied. , announced in Annex № 1. 3. The list of countries and overseas territories by color zones and countries for which a significant negative change in the epidemic situation under item 2.4 has been established is contained in Annex № 1.
3.1. The list under item 3 is determined on the basis of information published by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) - for the Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EU and EEA), the World Health Organization and the Control Center of Diseases - Atlanta, USA - for all countries and the spread of "anxiety" options.
3.2. All countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation that do not fall into the red zone, according to the information in point 3.1., Are considered to be orange countries.
3.3. The list under item 3 shall be reviewed periodically and, if necessary, updated every 14 days, and in the event of a deterioration of the epidemic situation in the respective country, it may be updated more frequently. 3.4. The information under item 3 is monitored and prepared by the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.
4. Temporary anti-epidemic measures for arrivals, according to color zones:
4.1. Green zone - persons are admitted to the territory of the country upon presentation of a valid EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination, disease or testing or an equivalent or similar document containing the same data as the EU digital COVID certificate.
4.1.1. Persons who do not present a document under item 4.1 shall be placed under quarantine for 10 days in the home or other place of accommodation in which the person has indicated that he will reside, with a prescription issued by the director of the relevant regional health inspectorate or authorized by his deputy director.
4.1.2. The quarantined person under item 4.1.1. may carry out a polymerase chain reaction test to detect COVID-19 or a rapid antigen test of those listed in Annex № 2 not earlier than 72 hours of arrival in the country. In case of a negative result of the conducted research, the quarantine of the person shall be considered terminated from the day of registration of the result in the National Information System for Combating COVID-19.
4.2. Orange Zone - Persons are admitted to the territory of the country upon presentation of a valid EU digital COVID certificate for vaccination, disease or testing or an equivalent or similar document containing the same data as the EU digital COVID certificate.
4.2.1. Persons who do not present a document under item 4.2 shall be placed under quarantine for a period of 10 days in the home or other place of accommodation in which the person has indicated that he will reside, with a prescription issued by the director of the relevant regional health inspectorate or Deputy Director authorized by him.
4.2.2. The quarantined person under item 4.2.1. may carry out a polymerase chain reaction test to detect COVID-19 or a rapid antigen test of those listed in Annex № 2 not earlier than 72 hours of arrival in the country. In case of a negative result of the conducted research, the quarantine of the person shall be considered terminated from the day of registration of the result in the National Information System for Combating COVID-19.
4.3. Red zone - on the territory of the country are allowed only persons who are:
4.3.1. Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or long-term residence on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and members of their families;
4.3.2. citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, the State of Israel, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Serbia and their families arriving from a Member State , the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, the State of Israel, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Serbia; "

List of countries and overseas territories by color zones, countries for which there is information about a significant negative change in the epidemic situation

Green Zone:
-
Orange zone:
All countries outside green and red zones.

Red zone:
Australia
Austria
Andorra
Afghanistan
Barbados
Bahrain
Belgium
Bermuda
Brunei
Bhutan
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Germany
Gibraltar
Georgia
Greece
Denmark
Dominica
Estonia
Israel
Ireland
Iceland
Spain
Italy
Jordan
Cayman Islands
Cyprus
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Costa Rica
Latvia
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Mauritius
Maldives
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
New Caledonia
Norway
Isle of Man
Palau
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Serbia
Tanzania
Tonga
Turkey
Ukraine
Uruguay
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Chile
Switzerland
Japan

List of countries (territories) whose certificates of vaccination, testing and re-treatment for COVID-19are considered equivalent to the EU digital COVID certificate

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Benin
Vatican City (only for vaccination certificates issued)
United Kingdom
Georgia
El Salvador
Israel
Iceland
Jordan
Cape Verde
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Morocco
Moldova
Monaco
New Zealand
Norway
United Arab Emirates
Panama
Republic of North Macedonia
San Marino
Singapore
Serbia
Taiwan
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Uruguay
Faroe Islands
Montenegro
Switzerland

4.4.1 Persons under item 4.4 who present a valid digital EU COVID certificate for vaccination for an additional (booster) dose or an equivalent or similar document under item 9.2.2., do not need to present a negative result from polymerase chain reaction study for COVID-19 72 hours before entry into the country.

4.4.1 Persons referred to in point 4.4 who present a valid EU digital COVID vaccination certificate for an additional (booster) dose administered or an equivalent or similar document referred to in point 9.2.2 need not also present a negative result from a polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19 carried out within 72 hours prior to entry into the country.

4.4.2 Bulgarian citizens and persons with permanent, long-term or continuous residence status on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and members of their families who do not present any of the documents referred to in point 4.4 shall be admitted to the territory of the country and quarantined for a period of 10 days in the home or other accommodation where the person has indicated that he/she will reside, with a prescription issued by the Director of the relevant regional health inspectorate or his/her deputy.

4.4.3 Bulgarian citizens and persons with the status of permanent, long-term or prolonged residence on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and their family members, who present upon entering the country only one of the documents under item 4.4 (for vaccination with a completed vaccination course under item 9.2.1. or a negative result of a polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19 carried out within 72 hours prior to entry into the country) shall be quarantined for a period of 10 days in the home or other accommodation in which the person has indicated that he/she will reside, with a prescription issued by the director of the relevant regional health inspectorate or his/her deputy. The quarantined person may be tested by the polymerase chain reaction method for evidence of COVID-19 no earlier than 72 hours after arrival in the country. In the event of a negative test result, the person's quarantine shall be considered to have been suspended as from the day the result is recorded in the National Information System to combat COVID-19.

4.4.4 Children from the age of 12 to 18 years under 4.4 shall be admitted to the territory of the country on presentation of a valid EU digital COVID test certificate or equivalent or similar document with a negative result to the polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19 carried out within 72 hours prior to entry into the country. If they do not produce such a document, they shall be quarantined for 10 days in the home or other accommodation in which they are to reside, with a prescription issued by the Director of the relevant Regional Health Inspectorate or his/her delegated Deputy Director.The quarantined person may have a PCR test for COVID-19 no earlier than 72 hours from arrival in the country. In the event of a negative test result, quarantine shall be deemed to have been lifted from the day the result is recorded in the National Information System to combat COVID-19.

4.5. "Valid EU digital COVID vaccination certificate or similar document" means:

4.5.1. a document for completed vaccination course against COVID-19, valid from the 15th day to the 270th day from the date of the last dose. The document must contain the names of the person written in Latin, according to the identity document with which the person travels, date of birth, date on which the last dose of vaccine against COVID-19 was received, serial number of the dose, and the total number of doses in double vaccines, trade name of the vaccine against COVID-19, name of the manufacturer / holder of the marketing authorization, country of issue and name of the issuing competent authority and, for the EU certificate, its unique identifier . The completion of a vaccination course is considered to be the appropriate number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine listed in Annex № 3. The combination of a single dose of Vaxzevria / AZD1222 vaccine with a single dose of Comirnaty / BNT162b2 vaccine is considered a completed vaccination course. -( Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine).

4.5.2. a document for an additional (booster) dose of vaccine against COVID-19 after completing a vaccination course. The document must contain the names of the person written in Latin according to the identity document he / she is traveling with, date of birth, date of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, serial number of the dose, and total number of vaccine doses, the trade name of the vaccine against COVID-19, the name of the manufacturer / holder of the marketing authorization, the country in which it was issued and the name of the issuing competent authority and, for the EU certificate, its unique identifier.

4.5.3. "Valid EU digital COVID certificate for illness" is a document certifying that a person has suffered from COVID-19 and which is valid for the period from the 11th to the 180th day from the date of the study entered in the document. The certificate must contain the names of the person written in Latin, according to the identity document with which he travels, date of birth, date of the first positive result of the NAAT test and a positive result (Positive), details of the issuing authority, country, which the study was done and its unique identifier. "NAAT test" means a molecular test for nucleic acid amplification, such as polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcriptase (RT-PCR), cyclic-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and transcriptional-mediated amplification (TMA) techniques used to detect the presence of ribonucleic acid of SARS-CoV-2 (RNA).

4.5.4 EU digital COVID certificate for booster dose (revaccination) in accordance with Order No. RD-01-1031 dated 15.12.2021, as amended by Order No. RD-01-65 dated 01.02.2022.

For the purposes of this Order, the certificate may be used from the date of the booster dose;

4.5.5 An EU digital COVID certificate for an incomplete, completed vaccination course and for a booster dose administered (revaccination) for single-dose and for two-dose vaccines issued by another EU Member State. For the purposes of this Order, the EU digital COVID vaccination certificate may be used within the relevant time limits under points 'a', 'b' and 'c';';

4.5.6 Analogous to the EU Digital COVID Certificate, for an incomplete or completed vaccination course or for a booster dose (revaccination) administered, a document issued by a competent authority in another country certifying that a person has received the appropriate dose of vaccine.

The document must contain the name of the person, date of birth, date on which the relevant dose of COVID-19 vaccine was administered, the serial number of the dose as well as the total number of doses in the case of vaccines that are administered twice, the trade name of the COVID-19 vaccine administered, the name of the manufacturer/authorisation holder, the country in which it was issued and the name of the issuing competent authority.

For the purposes of this Order, the analogous vaccination document may be used within the relevant time limits

The Order shall enter into force on 21 February 2022.

2. This Order and Order № RD-01-19 of 14.01.2022 shall enter into force on January 20, 2022.