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Month: November 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 729 more deaths, 23 262 new cases

November 22, 2020November 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 729 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, the highest

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Perspectives 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Notes from quarantine

November 21, 2020November 22, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer new coronavirus

Sitting confined to my home in quarantine as a contact person, I immediately self-isolated – in the sense of changing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Numerous breaches of rules by restaurants and clubs in Sofia, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry says

November 21, 2020November 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Joint teams of police and regional health inspectorate staff found numerous breaches by restaurants in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia of

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Bulgaria 

One of three Christmas markets planned for Bulgaria’s capital Sofia cancelled

November 21, 2020November 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

One of the three Christmas markets that had been planned for Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been cancelled, mayor Yordanka

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 129 more deaths, active cases rise to 81 252

November 21, 2020November 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 129 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarians among least supportive of restrictions in EU, survey shows

November 20, 2020November 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarians were among the least supportive of Covid-19 lockdown measures among EU nationals, judging the economic impact of such restrictions

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Five to be fired over deaths of patients left waiting outside hospital in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 20, 2020November 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Five employees of Sveti Georgi hospital in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv are to be fired because of a case

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece introduces rapid tests at Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint with Bulgaria

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Those seeking to enter Greece at the Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint with Bulgaria must, as of November 20, not only present

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 119 more deaths, active cases rise to 78 459

November 20, 2020November 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 119 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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