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Day: May 5, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 5: Intercity travel restrictions scrapped as of Wednesday

May 5, 2020May 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The restrictions on intercity travel in Bulgaria end at midnight, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said on May 5. An order

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian MPs to debate bill extending anti-epidemic measures on May 8

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsveta Karayancheva scheduled for May 8 a special sitting of the National Assembly, at which MPs will

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Bulgaria 

Sofia metro line 3 opening delayed again to July-August 2020

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

The opening of the third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system has been pushed back once again,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister amends order on table spacing, swimming pools

May 5, 2020May 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev has amended his order governing the opening, as of May 6, of outdoor areas

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to change rules on restaurants, hand out tourist trip vouchers

May 5, 2020May 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The May 3 order by Health Minister Kiril Ananiev on rules for re-opening open-air spaces at restaurants, bars and coffee

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Bulgaria 

2020 Sofia Science Festival to be held in September

May 5, 2020May 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Science Festival

The 2020 annual Sofia Science Festival, which was to have held in mid-May, has been postponed until September 26 to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1269 active cases, operational HQ says

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 57 in the past 24 hours to 1689,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Education Minister: School year to finish via distance learning

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s 2019/2020 school year will end via distance learning and will not be extended, Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev said on

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