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Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Pamporovo and Borovets closing ski areas as of March 17

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The ski areas of Bulgaria’s Pamporovo and Borovets are to be closed as of March 17 as a step against

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Ski area in Bulgaria’s Bansko closed

March 16, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

By order of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office and by the decision of the crisis staff in the resort town, the ski

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Bulgaria 

Foreign medical student in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv held after spreading fake Covid-19 claim

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

A foreign student, reported to be a UK citizen, has been arrested for spreading a false allegation that more than

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s crisis staff: Newest Covid-19 case is nine-year-old Brit who had been in Bansko

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A nine-year-old British child who had been on a skiing holiday in Bansko has become the 52nd confirmed case of

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Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: Number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria is 51

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Bulgaria is 51, crisis staff chief Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski told a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to provide liquidity support for businesses hard-hit by Covid-19 State of Emergency

March 15, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government will with the Bulgarian Development Bank propose measures to provide liquidity support to businesses suffering because of the

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Bansko municipality calls on hotels not to accept new guests

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The municipality of Bulgaria’s popular winter resort Bansko issued on March 15 a call to hotels not to accept new

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on increasing complications on entering or leaving country

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In a statement on March 15, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeated its call for citizens not to travel from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport: 21 departing, 19 arriving flights cancelled on March 16

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

A total of 21 departing flights and 19 arriving flights that had been scheduled for Sofia Airport on March 16

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