Coronavirus: Bulgaria's capital Sofia on lockdown over COVID-19

Sofia: Bulgaria imposed late Thursday a ban on all travel to and from the capital Sofia after a spike in coronavirus infections and the risk for a further spread over the Orthodox Easter.

“From midnight until further notice we are banning the entry and departure from Sofia of all passenger vehicles,” Health Minister Kiril Ananiev announced at a late-night press conference.

Exceptions will be made for transport trucks, ambulances, police cars, vehicles transporting people for treatment or medical staff, he added.