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Alpha Research poll: 79% of firms in Bulgaria report losses because of Covid-19

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-nine per cent of businesses, especially micro and small ones, surveyed in an Alpha Research poll reported direct or indirect

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Bulgaria 

Operational HQ: Bulgaria had a peak of Covid-19 between April 20 and 26

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria experienced a peak of the Covid-19 infection between April 20 and 26, the national operational headquarters said on May

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister’s new rules for visits to outdoor restaurants, bars and coffee shops

May 3, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on May 3 an order allowing people to visit outdoor gardens and terraces of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 3: Deaths rise to 73

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

A 64-year-old man in Vidin who had cancer became on May 3 the 73rd patient in Bulgaria who had tested

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Alpha Research poll: 71% of Bulgarians approve government’s actions in coronavirus crisis

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

Seventy-one per cent of Bulgarians polled by the Alpha Research agency approved of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis,

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Bulgaria’s PM: Open-air spaces in restaurants may re-open, after checks by health officials

May 3, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The open-air terraces and gardens of restaurants will be allowed to re-open following inspections by regional health inspectorates and the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Second doctor dies

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

An emergency services doctor at Sofia’s Alexandrovska Hospital, Nelly Pandova Ilieva, who had tested positive for Covid-19 and subsequently tested

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 2: Cases, cars and the masks come off

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

In Sofia and other major cities in Bulgaria on May 2, public places saw some people wearing masks and others

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Bulgarian doctor, 43, dies of Covid-19

May 2, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 43-year-old doctor, Iliana Ivanova, died in hospital in the Bulgarian town of Sliven after being in intensive care for

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