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Day: March 15, 2020

Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: Number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria is 51

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Bulgaria is 51, crisis staff chief Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski told a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to provide liquidity support for businesses hard-hit by Covid-19 State of Emergency

March 15, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government will with the Bulgarian Development Bank propose measures to provide liquidity support to businesses suffering because of the

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Bansko municipality calls on hotels not to accept new guests

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The municipality of Bulgaria’s popular winter resort Bansko issued on March 15 a call to hotels not to accept new

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on increasing complications on entering or leaving country

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In a statement on March 15, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeated its call for citizens not to travel from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport: 21 departing, 19 arriving flights cancelled on March 16

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

A total of 21 departing flights and 19 arriving flights that had been scheduled for Sofia Airport on March 16

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to give 1000 leva a month extra to all medical professionals on frontline against Covid-19

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian state will give 1000 leva (about 500 euro) extra a month to every medical professional on the frontline

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Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: 43 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Bulgaria now adds up to 43, crisis staff chief

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