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Bulgaria’s Bansko to open ski season on December 17

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko has become the first this year to announce the date of its opening of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s winter resorts ‘in no hurry to open ski season’

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Unlike previous years, none of Bulgaria’s mountain resorts that offers winter sports is in a hurry to open the ski

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: 25 526 people in Bulgaria fined for not wearing protective mask

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 25 526 people in Bulgaria have been fined since March 13 for not wearing a protective mask,

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Bulgaria 

Contract worth 11.5M euro signed for a new supercomputing system in Bulgaria

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, which pools European resources to buy and deploy world-class supercomputers and technologies, announced on December

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 62 more deaths, active cases fall by 1528

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 62 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Too early to talk about easing measures against new coronavirus

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

It is too early to talk about loosening measures against new coronavirus, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on December 14.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 897 deaths, 3873 fewer active cases

December 13, 2020December 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 897 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Current anti-epidemic measures to remain unchanged until December 21

December 12, 2020December 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The anti-epidemic measures put in place in Bulgaria on November 27 will continue in effect unchanged until the scheduled expiry

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New statistics show Covid-19 impact on passenger numbers at Bulgarian airports

December 12, 2020December 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Official statistics for Bulgaria’s Sofia, Bourgas and Varna airports show the dramatic impact that the Covid-19 crisis has had on

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