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Month: March 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Crisis Staff March 9 evening update: No new cases of coronavirus

March 9, 2020March 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

No new cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Bulgaria have been confirmed by laboratory tests, the national crisis staff said

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Sofia International Film Festival postponed

March 9, 2020March 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The list of cultural events in Bulgaria postponed because of cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus continues to grow. Among the

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament bans foreign trips by MPs

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Taxpayers in Bulgaria who have been footing the bill may learn with a soupçon of Schadenfreude that in response to

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: No new cases in Bulgaria, two firms to make protective clothing

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are no new confirmed cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Bulgaria, the head of the country’s crisis staff against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv extends closing of schools because of Type B flu

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The “flu vacation” in the district of Plovdiv has been extended by two days, with school pupils now due to

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route, EFSA says

March 9, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease that is affecting

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus culture ban: Sofia Philharmonic to stream recordings on Facebook

March 9, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra has postponed until further notice its concerts in response to the government ban on indoor cultural events

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM in video conference with 5 counterparts to discuss coronavirus

March 9, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov participated on March 9 in a video conference, initiated by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Culture Minister: Tickets for events cancelled because of coronavirus will be refunded

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Anyone who has bought tickets for cultural events cancelled across the country because of the coronavirus cases will get their

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