The testing of the BG Alert notification system, which on Wednesday disturbed thousands of Bulgarians, will be officially tested between November 7 and 29. On November 6, the Ministry of the Interior will announce details of the system's testing.
The upcoming tests are to verify the functioning of the system, which will send an emergency and disaster warning, and the population to get an idea of the crackling loud sound from the mobile devices.
The tests start on November 7 in the Gabrovo region.
On November 14, people from the districts of Vidin, Vratsa, Lovech, Montana and Pleven will receive messages.
On November 15, there are Veliko Tarnovo, Razgrad, Ruse and Silistra.
On November 16, messages will be received in Varna, Dobrich, Targovishte and Shumen.
On November 21 in Burgas, Sliven, Stara Zagora and Yambol.
On November 22 in Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia and Sofia region.
On November 23, the tests will be held in Kardzhali, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan and Haskovo.
It is planned to hold a national test in the country on November 29. Then, for half an hour - from 12:00 to 12:30, a message containing text in Bulgarian and English will be broadcast.
The receipt of the message on the mobile device is expected to be one-time and accompanied by a specific sound and vibration, even with silent mode enabled. /BGNES
