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Banks, supermarkets and pharmacies in shopping malls will remain open, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said at a meeting of the Cabinet and the crisis staff against Covid-19 new coronavirus […]
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on March 13 that it was ordering a shutdown of kindergartens and schools, as well as shops, restaurants and ente ...
As Bulgarians joined the global trend for panic-buying in the face of the Covid-19 new coronavirus, Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva issued an a ...
For all trips to Italy, France, Spain, Germany and Romania, refunds may be requested, Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said on Mar ...
There were nine cancelled flights at Sofia Airport that had been scheduled to depart on March 14, including neighbouring Romania and Serbia affected in addition to destinations in Italy, Israel, […]
Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said on March 13 that it was suspending all matches in the two divisions of its professional league until April 13, in response to the state […]
In spite of repeated calls by Bulgaria’s leaders for the public not to indulge in panic-buying, Parliament’s March 13 vote for a State of Emergency in response to Covid-19 saw […]
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a call on March 13 for the country’s citizens not to travel abroad unless absolutely necessary. The call came as the National Assembly unanimously agreed to […]
Sofia municipality is taking new measures, co-ordinated with the national crisis staff against Covid-19 and the Ministry of Health, mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on March 13. The measures, agreed by […]
For the first time in Bulgaria’s modern history, a State of Emergency has been voted into effect. The vote was approved unanimously by Parliament on March 13, at the proposal […]
