On 11-th March 2020, in the Defence Institute "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov", in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, the Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev, the Deputy Minister of Health dr. Boyko Penkov, the Deputy Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov, the Deputy Chief of Defence vice-admiral Emil Eftimov and major-general Ventsislav Mutafchiyski - Chief of the Military Medical Academy and Head of the National Operative Staff for counteraction to COVID-19, there have been announced the results of the tests with the textiles, designated for the protective clothes, which production will be started immediately. 
For that purpose, during foregoing night, the expert team of the Central Testing Laboratory for logistics properties to the Institute, performed in an extraordinary way the relevant specialized tests. In this connection and on the occasion of the elaboration in only two days of some models of protective clothes, the Minister of Health expressed his own gratitude to the MoD and the Defence Institute. Mentioned protective clothes will be designated for the medical personnel, engaged in counteraction to the dissemination of COVID-19.