Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced today that ten large parks

Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced today that ten large parks in the city will open starting Monday, April 27. As has often been the case to date, however, the orders, which the different authorities issued have a conflicting point.

Over the past week, the government and the coronavirus response team hinted parks might soon open. Late last week it was announced Sofia will test opening one park on Sunday. Fandakova opened the South Park and announced new measures to be enacted the next day.

From the outset the groups, which were going to be allowed to enter parks were parents with young children, pregnant women, people walking their pets and people practicing individual sports.

This seemed to be the case but when the Minister of Health issued his order on the matter, the document only included parents with children (from 9:30 AM till 6:30 PM) and people walking their pets (in the times before and after the abovementioned). Visits for sporting activities and pregnant women were absent.

At the same time, Sofia Municipality’s website published guidelines outlining the new rules regarding park visits. There it listed people practicing individual sports and pregnant women as one of the groups allowed in the parks (people practicing sports – before 9:30AM and after 6:30PM).