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School closures over flu: called off in some regions, extended or put in place in others

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In Sliven region in Southern Bulgaria the school closures over flu are being called off as of today.

At the same time there are other regions of the country - Pleven, Veliko Turnovo, Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Razgrad and Sofia city – where schools close as of today due to the flu epidemic. In the regions of Plovdiv and Russe, the closure of schools has been extended until 5 February; in the regions of Pazardzhik and Dobrich schools will be closed until 29 and 30 January. 



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