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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 114 more deaths, active cases decrease by 739

December 23, 2020December 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 has risen to 6879, with 114 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Balkan Holidays cancels Bulgaria charter flights from January 23 to February 6

December 22, 2020December 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

British specialist tour operator Balkan Holidays said on December 22 that because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it had decided

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian state railways’ new locomotives go into service

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

The first of Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s new locomotives went into service on December 22, BDZ said. The Siemens locomotives

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 crisis: Close to 13% of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria expect to cut staff

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 12.9 per cent of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria expected in November that they would have to cut staff, in

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Three-quarters of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria saw revenue fall m/m in November

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 74.1 per cent of managers of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria said that their revenue fell in November 2020 compared

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: 45% of Bulgarians do not intend getting vaccinated against Covid-19

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-five per cent of Bulgarians say that they do not intend being vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the results of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet allocates 14.3M leva to improve emergency calls system

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved 14.3 million leva in funding for upgrading the country’s emergency calls system after a review by the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 156 more deaths, active cases drop by 1787

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 rose by 156 in the past 24 hours to a total of 6765, according

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Bulgaria 

Health Ministry: Ban on entering Bulgaria from UK doesn’t apply to Bulgarian citizens, permanent residents

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The ban on entering Bulgaria from the UK does not apply to Bulgarian citizens, permanent and long-term residents and medical

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