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Brewers union: 20% of beer market in Bulgaria lost because of closure of catering establishments

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty per cent of the beer market in Bulgaria has been lost because of the closure of catering establishments –

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Stepping out for a cigarette costs man in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv 5000 leva

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Smoking a cigarette on the banks of the Maritsa River has cost a man a fine of 5000 leva (about

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Operational HQ: To date, 20 people in Bulgaria with Covid-19 have died

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 has risen to 20, the operational headquarters

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Opera, orchestras and museums online, from Bulgaria and abroad – the details

April 5, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture has compiled a list of cultural events, including opera, theatre and classical music performances, as well

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Bulgaria’s Labour Minister: 40 000 registered as unemployed since Covid-19 crisis began

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 40 000 people have registered as unemployed since the start of the coronavirus crisis, Bulgaria’s Labour and Social Policy

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Video: Troubled times for Bulgaria’s tourism – home thoughts from home

April 4, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Manager of Banskoblog and appfactory.bg Lance Nelson got together with The Sofia Globe’s publisher and editor-in-chief Clive Leviev-Sawyer for a

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Covid-19: Two die at St Anna Hospital – Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

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

Two patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 died at St Anna Hospital on Saturday, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on

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Covid-19: 48-year-old woman 15th victim in Bulgaria

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

A 48-year-old woman who had tested positive for Covid-19 died at Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia on April 4, the

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Bulgaria’s coronavirus crisis staff chief on Easter 2020: Do not go to church

April 4, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

The head of Bulgaria’s crisis staff against Covid-19, Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, has issued a strong call to the country’s Orthodox

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