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Sofia municipality reopens hotline for the sick and the elderly

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As of today the operations centre of Sofia municipality’s “Emergency assistance and prevention” department is reopening its hotline 02/904 13 97 for applications for the purchase and delivery of basic necessities, food and medicines for senior citizens and for the sick.

The hotline is being reopened to eliminate the risks of contracting coronavirus by people from high-risk groups. Sofia municipality and many other municipalities in the country introduced this social service for the elderly in March and April, when a state of emergency was introduced in the country over the Covid-19 epidemic. 



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