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New entry regulations in force as of Wednesday

Bulgaria takes the Netherlands out of red list

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As of Wednesday, August 4, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Kuwait will leave the red zone and be included in the list of countries in the orange zone. This is done with a change in the list of countries by colour zones, according to which the order of entry into Bulgaria is determined. 
Luxembourg passes from the orange to the green zone. From the same date, the Principality of Monaco falls into the red zone. This is stated in an order of the Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov, issued today.

Green zone:
Austria, Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Finland, Croatia, Denmark, Italy, Slovenia, Norway, San Marino, the Vatican, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Luxembourg.

Orange zone:
All countries outside the green and red zone.

Red zone:
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, Seychelles, Namibia, Zambia, Oman, Malaysia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Suriname, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Cyprus, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Spain, Fiji, Malta, Andorra, Georgia and Monaco.



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