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Month: April 2020

Bulgaria 

Public invited to register online for test run of Bulgaria’s census

April 7, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The public has been invited to register online for a test run of Bulgaria’s census being held from April 20

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s major cities in daily disinfection campaigns

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s largest cities are continuing daily disinfection of public places and facilities in campaigns against the spread of Covid-19. Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov’s message on World Health Day

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in a message to mark World Health Day on April 7, saluted medical professionals and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 22 dead, while 42 have recovered – operational HQ

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria increased by 16 overnight to a total of 565, the national

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Bulgaria 

CCTV to monitor whether Sofia metro passengers are keeping distance

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Closed-circuit TV cameras are to monitor whether passengers on the platforms of the Sofia metro underground railways are maintaining physical

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian MPs pass Budget revision, State of Emergency act amendments

April 6, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on April 6 the 2020 Budget Act revision and amendments to the State of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues new order on restrictions on entry of non-EU nationals

April 6, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on April 6 a revised order banning the entry of non-EU nationals to the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia emergency medical service staff with Covid-19 may have visited 600 addresses – report

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven Sofia emergency medical service staff who had tested positive for Covid-19 may have responded to calls from up to

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: passenger numbers in March 2020 halved

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

The number of passengers passing through Sofia Airport in March 2020 was close to 53 per cent less than in

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