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Bulgarian PM: Measures against Covid-19 ‘timely and good’

April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria has the lowest ratio of people with Covid-19 and third-lowest ratio of deaths from the disease, and this is

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Number of active cases fell in past 24 hours

April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria is 1107, down from 1141 twenty-four hours earlier, according to figures

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, April 27: From figures to fibs

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 63 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Varna and Bourgas partially re-open sea gardens, public parks

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas announced on April 27 details of the re-opening of sea gardens and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1141 active cases – operational HQ

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 58 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria granted asylum to 885 people in 2019, most Syrians – Eurostat

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria granted protection status to 885 people in 2019, a slight increase compared with 2018, according to figures released on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, April 26: Parks partly re-opened, ‘new peak coming’

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Mathematical models suggest that Bulgaria experienced a peak of Covid-19 in early April, which was followed by a decline, while

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Unlikely State of Emergency will be lifted before May 13, PM says

April 26, 2020April 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on April 26 that it was unlikely that the State of Emergency would be

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s capital city: 10 parks partially open as of April 27

April 26, 2020April 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of April 27, ten of the largest parks in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will be open for use by

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