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Day: March 11, 2020

World 

World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a ‘pandemic’

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 VOANews new coronavirus

The World Health Organization determined Wednesday that the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic and warned that the worst

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports death of woman from Covid-19, seventh coronavirus case confirmed

March 11, 2020March 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 66-year-old woman has died of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia, crisis staff chief Major-General Ventsislav

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Italy, Israel flights on March 12 cancelled at Sofia Airport

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Flights from Sofia Airport to several destinations, including Italy and Israel, were cancelled on March 12 as airlines reduced operations

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Bulgaria 

Schools remain closed in 8 districts in Bulgaria

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The “flu vacation” that saw schools across Bulgaria closed until March 11 is being extended in a number of districts

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria announces second bust of bid to illegally export surgical masks

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian police confiscated 20 000 surgical masks from a Romanian citizen attempting to take them out of the country, in

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Bulgaria 

Mayor: Schools in Sofia to remain closed until March 15

March 11, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

The “flu vacation” in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been extended until March 15, Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova announced on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s crisis staff announces new set of measures against Covid-19

March 11, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

New measures against Covid-19, varying according to whether an area has seen confirmed cases or not, were announced by national

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council recommends postponing open court hearings for a month

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, new coronavirus

The judges college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has recommended postponing open court hearings for a month as a

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: International Fair Plovdiv postpones spring exhibitions

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

International Fair Plovdiv has postponed its spring exhibitions that were to have been held between March 25 and 29, citing

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