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Month: May 2020

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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to let State of Emergency lapse on May 13, keep anti-pandemic measures

May 4, 2020May 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet will not ask Parliament to extend the State of Emergency past May 13, but will largely keep the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian restaurateurs seek easing of rules for opening

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Owners of restaurants with outdoor spaces and gardens in Sofia and other cities are preparing to open their doors, but

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 4: Death toll up, new benefits for unemployed

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll from Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by five in the past 24 hours to 78, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Medical Association announces bank details for donations for families of medics who die of Covid-19

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) announced on May 4 the details of the bank account for donations to help the

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: 79% of firms in Bulgaria report losses because of Covid-19

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-nine per cent of businesses, especially micro and small ones, surveyed in an Alpha Research poll reported direct or indirect

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