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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bulgaria in third place in EU-EEA in Covid-19 mortality

November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is in third place in the European Union-European Economic Area in Covid-19 mortality and in 13th place in morbidity,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Order makes mask-wearing mandatory in schools for 5th to 12th graders

November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev has issued an order making it mandatory for teachers and fifth to 12th-grade pupils to

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: MPs approve lower VAT on takeaway food

November 19, 2020November 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on November 19 a bill of amendments to the Value Added Tax Act that

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