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Day: October 17, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: If rules are kept to, incidence will drop by 30%, Health Minister says

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If everyone keeps to the rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the incidence of the disease is expected to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘Doctor of the Year’ is country’s 19th medic to die of Covid-19

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Professor Georgi Hubchev, who headed the obstetrics and gynaecology department at the Bourgas University Hospital, has become the country’s 19th

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Bulgaria 

‘Balance must be found’: Of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, and electric scooters

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv

For more than 100 days, frustrated Bulgarians have been in the streets, protesting for the rule of law. In the

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Bulgaria 

After 100 days, what now for Bulgaria’s protests?

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is easy to see symbolism in the storm that struck Sofia on the 100th night of the anti-government protests

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 14 new deaths, 998 newly-confirmed cases, 10 672 active cases

October 17, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The steady upward curve of new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria is continuing, with close to 1000 newly-confirmed cases in the

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