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Bulgaria’s Health Minister lifts quarantine requirement for people arriving from the Netherlands

June 13, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of June 15, people arriving in Bulgaria from the Netherlands will no longer be subject to 14-day mandatory quarantine,

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister allows night clubs to open from June 15

June 13, 2020June 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Less than 24 hours after issuing an order retaining the ban on night clubs and discos opening until June 30,

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Sixteen foreign diplomats in video messages backing Sofia Pride 2020

June 13, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Sixteen foreign diplomats accredited to Bulgaria have recorded video messages backing Sofia Pride 2020, being held online on June 13

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Covid-19: Bulgarian prosecutors investigating infected doctor who refused to name contact persons

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Prosecutors are investigating a doctor from Sofia’s Pirogov emergency hospital who went on leave to her home town of Kurdzhali

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 1303, death toll 172

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

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria to date is 3191, counting in those who have died

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Minister issues new order on mandatory quarantine

June 13, 2020June 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued a new order on mandatory quarantine for people arriving from a number of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Minister issues new order on masks

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued an order that takes effect as of June 15 regarding the wearing of

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Visits to discos, night bars and night clubs still banned

June 12, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From June 15 to June 30, visits to discos, piano bars, night bars, clubs and the like are not allowed,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves bank stake buy before joining euro zone ‘waiting room’

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on June 12 the acquisition of a stake in privately-held First Investment Bank (FIBank) in a move

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