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Three districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemic, closing schools

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

Influenza epidemics have been declared in three districts in Bulgaria – Bourgas, Shoumen and Pernik – closing schools from March

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Bulgaria 

Schools closed in Bulgaria’s Varna, Blagoevgrad as flu epidemics declared

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Schools in Bulgaria’s municipalities of Varna and Blagoevgrad have been closed until March 6 inclusive because of the declaration of

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Bulgaria 

Wizz Air cuts flights from Bulgaria to Italy, Israel as new coronavirus damps demand

March 1, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Wizz Air has reduced the number of its flights between Bulgaria and Israel and destinations in Italy, respectively, because of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia disinfecting public transport vehicles as step against new coronavirus

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is taking steps to disinfect public transport vehicles such as the metro underground railway, buses, trolleybuses

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58 road deaths in Bulgaria in first two months of 2020

March 1, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 58 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2020, the Interior

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Road toll system for heavy vehicles in Bulgaria goes into effect

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The new road toll system for heavy vehicles in Bulgaria went into effect on March 1, with more than 3200

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No serious migrant pressure on Bulgaria, PM tells EC President

March 1, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Migrant pressure on Bulgaria is not serious at the moment and the situation at the country’s border with Turkey is

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Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: No coronavirus in Bulgaria, fewer than 120 in quarantine

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The results of 19 tests for new coronavirus have been negative, while another was being worked on and would be

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PM Borissov: ‘Migration through the Bulgarian border is zero’

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and its Border Police chief said on February 29 that there was zero migration through the Bulgarian

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