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Bulgaria’s Razlog proposes second ski run and new ski lift

November 22, 2020November 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The municipality of Razlog, a mountain resort town in south-western Bulgaria, has submitted an investment proposal for a second ski

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Bulgaria’s Deputy Health Minister denies health care system is in chaos

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

Bulgaria’s Deputy Health Minister Dr Boiko Penkov has said that the sense that the country’s health care system is in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 729 more deaths, 23 262 new cases

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

A total of 729 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, the highest

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Numerous breaches of rules by restaurants and clubs in Sofia, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry says

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

Joint teams of police and regional health inspectorate staff found numerous breaches by restaurants in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia of

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One of three Christmas markets planned for Bulgaria’s capital Sofia cancelled

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

One of the three Christmas markets that had been planned for Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been cancelled, mayor Yordanka

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 129 more deaths, active cases rise to 81 252

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

A total of 129 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past day, bringing

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Covid-19: Bulgarians among least supportive of restrictions in EU, survey shows

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

Bulgarians were among the least supportive of Covid-19 lockdown measures among EU nationals, judging the economic impact of such restrictions

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Five to be fired over deaths of patients left waiting outside hospital in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 20, 2020November 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Five employees of Sveti Georgi hospital in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv are to be fired because of a case

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Greece introduces rapid tests at Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint with Bulgaria

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

Those seeking to enter Greece at the Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint with Bulgaria must, as of November 20, not only present

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