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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Plovdiv steps up anti-epidemic measures compliance checks

October 19, 2020October 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Plovdiv governor Dani Kanazireva has ordered an increase in the number of inspections meant to ensure compliance with anti-epidemic measures

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Israel to re-impose quarantine on arrivals from Bulgaria

October 19, 2020October 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

Israeli authorities will require arrivals from Bulgaria to quarantine for 14 days, starting from October 23, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said

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Bulgaria 

On Day of the Doctor, Bulgarian Medical Association pays tribute to doctors who died of Covid-19

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

In a message marking October 19, observed in Bulgaria as the Day of the Doctor, the Bulgarian Medical Association has

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 18 new deaths, 11 574 active cases, 1500 in hospital

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

Eighteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 25 2020

October 18, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 25 2020, the final Sunday of the month, going

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 77 deaths, 3618 new active cases in past week

October 18, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus has risen by 77 in the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: If rules are kept to, incidence will drop by 30%, Health Minister says

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If everyone keeps to the rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the incidence of the disease is expected to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘Doctor of the Year’ is country’s 19th medic to die of Covid-19

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Professor Georgi Hubchev, who headed the obstetrics and gynaecology department at the Bourgas University Hospital, has become the country’s 19th

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Bulgaria 

‘Balance must be found’: Of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, and electric scooters

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv

For more than 100 days, frustrated Bulgarians have been in the streets, protesting for the rule of law. In the

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