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Day: August 1, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 outbreak among cops cuts deployment at Bulgaria’s anti-government protests

August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

An increase in confirmed cases of new coronavirus among police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has resulted in a decision

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Bulgaria 

19-year-old is Bulgaria’s youngest victim of Covid-19

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 19-year-old school-leaver from the Bulgarian city of Veliko Turnovo who had tested positive for Covid-19 died on July 31,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters block Stara Zagora – Haskovo road

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Protesters demanding the resignation of the Bulgarian government and Prosecutor-General blocked the Stara Zagora – Haskovo road for more than

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Bulgaria 

For fifth month, Bulgaria’s road death toll remains lower than in 2019

August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

July 2020 was the fifth consecutive month to see Bulgaria’s road death toll remaining lower than it was at the

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Bulgaria 

Long queue of cars at Bulgaria-Greece Kulata border checkpoint

August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

A queue of cars stretching about five kilometres formed at the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint at the Bulgarian-Greek border on the morning

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Europe 

IHRA, EC speak out on Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Ahead of Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on August 2, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and members of the European

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Slovenia adds Bulgaria to ‘red list’, Cyprus adds to PCR test requirements

August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Slovenia has added Bulgaria to the “red list” of countries with an unstable epidemiological situation and arrivals from Bulgaria are

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Italy extends quarantine requirement for arrivals from Bulgaria, Romania

August 1, 2020August 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Italian authorities are extending by 10 days the requirement that people arriving in Italy who have been in Bulgaria or

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4988 active cases, 778 in hospital, nine more deaths

August 1, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 115 in the past 24 hours to a

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