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The World Health Organization determined Wednesday that the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic and warned that the worst is likely yet to come. “In the past two weeks, […]
A 66-year-old woman has died of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia, crisis staff chief Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiy ...
Flights from Sofia Airport to several destinations, including Italy and Israel, were cancelled on March 12 as airlines reduced operations amid rising ...
The “flu vacation” that saw schools across Bulgaria closed until March 11 is being extended in a number of districts and municipalities, i ...
Bulgarian police confiscated 20 000 surgical masks from a Romanian citizen attempting to take them out of the country, in violation of a Cabinet decree banning such exports because of […]
The “flu vacation” in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been extended until March 15, Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova announced on March 11. The decision was taken in connection with the […]
New measures against Covid-19, varying according to whether an area has seen confirmed cases or not, were announced by national crisis staff chief Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski on March 11. The […]
The judges college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has recommended postponing open court hearings for a month as a measure to contain the spread of Covid-19 new coronavirus. The […]
International Fair Plovdiv has postponed its spring exhibitions that were to have been held between March 25 and 29, citing the Bulgarian government’s measures against Covid-19 new coronavirus. The events […]
