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Covid-19: Bulgarian Doctors Union calls for lockdown of Sofia

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

The Sofia college of the Bulgarian Doctors Union has called for residents of Sofia to be barred from leaving their

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Crisis staff: Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria now number 105

March 19, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Bulgaria is now 105, with the first two in Plovdiv,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: No lockdown order for now

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has ruled out for now a formal order for people to stay at home as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria can proceed with confiscation case against CCB’s Vassilev – ECJ

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, judiciary

A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on March 19 said that Bulgaria can proceed with the civil case to

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister temporarily bans non-EU nationals from entering Bulgaria

March 19, 2020March 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has temporarily banned the entry of third-country – meaning, all countries that are not members

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Bulgaria reports third death of patient who had tested positive for Covid-19

March 19, 2020March 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national crisis staff against coronavirus reported on March 19 a third death in the case of a patient who

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Crisis staff: 92 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen to 92, national crisis staff chief Major-General

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Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Parliament approves first reading of Emergency Measures Bill

March 18, 2020March 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on March 18 the first reading of the Emergency Measures Bill, aimed at containing the further

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Coronavirus: Bulgarian prosecutors announce several cases connected to State of Emergency, quarantine

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office announced on March 18 a number of cases in various parts of the country all connected with

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