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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 117 new cases, six more deaths

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

A total of 117 of the 1360 samples tested in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours proved positive, the Health

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Covid-19: More than half of Bulgarians believe ‘worst is behind us’ – poll

June 20, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-three per cent of Bulgarians believed in mid-June that the worst of the Covid-19 situation in the country “is behind

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Covid-19 epidemic declaration will not be extended

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

For the time being, Bulgaria’s Covid-19 epidemic declaration will not be extended, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said in a radio

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Bulgaria faces partly cloudy skies for June 21 partial solar eclipse

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Astronomical summer time comes to Bulgaria at 12.42am on June 21, and this year brings a partial solar eclipse on

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Bulgaria removes quarantine requirement for arrivals from Belgium

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

As of June 20, people arriving in Bulgaria from Belgium are no longer subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine, the Health

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Bulgaria’s PM says rise in coronavirus cases not cause for panic

June 19, 2020June 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 19 that the increase in new coronavirus cases in the country was

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s lowest prices for hotels, restaurants, alcohol and tobacco in 2019

June 19, 2020June 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Price levels of hotels and restaurants, alcoholic beverages and tobacco, and clothing in Bulgaria were the lowest in the European

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Bulgaria Air starting Sofia – Bourgas flights on June 29

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism

Flag carrier Bulgaria Air will start operating its seasonal flights between Sofia and Bourgas on June 29, the airline said

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Bulgaria donates PPE to Iraq, 11 other countries

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A Bulgarian donation of 550 protective kits – clothing, goggles and face shields – to medics battling the spread of

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