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Month: April 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Business sentiment in Bulgaria plummets to lowest level in 23 years – poll

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Business sentiment in Bulgaria has plummeted drastically in the context of the State of Emergency against the spread of Covid-19,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues order on immunisations, planned admission to hospitals

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on April 30 details of procedures for medical consultations for women and children, mandatory

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 29

April 29, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen to 1447, counting those who have died and those

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria seeks passengers from Amsterdam flight after 3 test positive for Covid-19

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

Bulgaria is seeking passengers from an April 26 Bulgaria Air flight from Amsterdam after three tested positive for Covid-19, Chief

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Bulgaria 

Seven of 10 asylum applicants in Bulgaria were unaccompanied minors

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Seventy-two per cent of asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2019 were unaccompanied minors, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 50 new confirmed cases

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

A total of 859 samples had been tested for new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, of which 50 were

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: 70% of Bulgarians want public parks open to all

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

Seventy per cent of Bulgarians polled in an Alpha Research poll want public parks and gardens open for visits by

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Bulgaria 

NSI: 17% of Bulgarian businesses polled laid off staff because of Covid-19 crisis

April 28, 2020April 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventeen per cent of Bulgarian businesses polled by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said that they laid off staff as

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 28: 36 new confirmed cases in past 24 hours

April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There have been 36 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to

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