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Bulgaria to give 10M leva to aid tourism business hit by Covid-19

August 3, 2020August 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s tourism business will receive 10 million leva (about 5.11 million euro) under the EU Innovation and Competitiveness operational programme,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 5147, death toll 388 and 814 in hospital

August 3, 2020August 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 92 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Belgium introduces restrictions on travellers from some parts of Bulgaria

August 3, 2020August 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Belgium has imposed rules requiring mandatory quarantine and test requirements on travellers arriving from some parts of Bulgaria, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police: Road to Greece is open

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Traffic in the region of Blagoevgrad on the E-79 international road to Greece has not been stopped and is being

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Anti-government protesters obstruct traffic on E-79 road to Greece – reports

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Protesters demanding the resignation of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government and Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev obstructed traffic on the E-79

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5055 active cases, 793 in hospital, two more deaths

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 67 in the past 24 hours to a

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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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