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Day: March 29, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Finance Minister says preparing to borrow a billion euro – report

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said in a March 29 television interview that he would table an amendment to the

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Europe 

What’s happening in Britain now the coronavirus has struck

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 David Clark new coronavirus

We live in a small town near Norwich. We’re a small family of three plus a dog, who doesn’t care

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: 92 fines issued in a single day in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv for breaking ban on visiting parks

March 29, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 92 fines were issued in a single day in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv for breaking the

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Bulgaria 

17 medical personnel among 346 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Bulgaria

March 29, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bulgaria is now 346, including 17 medical personnel,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria fines people for breaking ban on visiting parks, Bourgas removes benches

March 29, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fines have been issued in Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia and Varna for people visiting parks in violation of the ban,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko awaits end of Covid-19 quarantine

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Restaurateurs and hoteliers, as well as other businesses, in the Bulgarian mountain resort of town of Bansko face enormous challenges

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Bulgaria 

Only 10 flights to depart Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport on March 30

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Only 10 scheduled commercial passenger flights are due to depart from, and 10 to arrive at, Sofia Airport on March

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian who broke quarantine after returning from Sweden arrested

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office has placed in 72-hour-custody a person who returned to Bulgaria from Sweden via Frankfurt and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Deaths in Bulgaria rise to eight as mother and daughter die

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 74-year-old woman and her 51-year-old daughter have died in Blagoevgrad Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, both having tested positive

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