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Month: July 2020

Business 

Covid-19: EU summer forecast predicts deeper recession, recovery ‘gaining traction’

July 7, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission lowered further its economic growth expectations for 2020 in the summer forecast released on July 7, but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Coronavirus cases rising by 200 a day will be signal to return stricter measures

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If the number of newly-confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria exceeds 200 a day, that will be a signal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Rousse closes municipal HQ for disinfection after mayor tests positive for Covid-19

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Rousse

The mayor of Bulgaria’s city of Rousse on the Danube, Pencho Milkov, has bronchial pneumonia and has tested positive for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital city mops up after huge storm floods underpasses, causes power cuts

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A massive thunderstorm struck Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on the night of July 6, flooding underpasses and metro underground railway

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 2664, deaths to 250

July 7, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen by 85 in the past 24 hours to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends epidemic declaration to end of July

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

The Covid-19 epidemic declaration that took effect in mid-May is to be extended again, to the end of July, it

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 60% who attended school-leavers ball test positive

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixty per cent of those who attended a school-leavers ball in the Bulgarian city of Veliko Turnovo have tested positive

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Traffic congestion remains high at Bulgarian-Greek border

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

After lengthy queues formed over the weekend at the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing, there was little change on the morning of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2579 active cases, five more deaths

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 41 in the past 24 hours to a

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