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Crisis staff: 163 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, private hospital temporarily quarantined

March 21, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are 163 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, 103 of them in capital city Sofia, crisis staff chief Major-General

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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: ‘First three patients cured of Covid-19 to be discharged from hospital’

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first three patients to be cured of Covid-19 will be discharged from hospital on March 21, a statement from

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Bulgaria: Queues of cars at exits from Sofia, Plovdiv as police enforce anti-coronavirus measures

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

Queues of cars formed on the morning of March 21 at the exits of Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia and Plovdiv

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Covid-19: Bulgarian Parliament passes bill on State of Emergency measures

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

Bulgarian MPs approved the second reading of the bill on State of Emergency measures after a marathon 13-hour sitting on

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Covid-19: Bulgaria restricts intercity travel, closes parks

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

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry will set up checkpoints at entrances to and exits from major cities to ensure compliance with restrictions

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2020 was 15M euro

March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 15 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 77M euro for Sofia waste management

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Sofia

The European Commission said on March 20 that it has approved an investment of 77 million euro from the European

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister bans exports of quinine-based medicines

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

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev has issued an order banning exports of quinine-based medicines until further notice, the Health

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Bulgaria 

Sofia mayor calls for responsible behaviour to prevent need for stricter measures

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

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on March 20 that in recent hours she had been speaking to dozens of Sofia

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