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Covid-19: Stark new records as Bulgaria reports 63 more deaths, 4041 new cases

November 4, 2020November 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria surpassed yet another bleak new record as the national information system on Covid-19 showed on November 4 that 63

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Two hospitals to be probed over deaths of young women

November 3, 2020November 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Medical Supervision Executive Agency has begun investigations at two hospitals into the deaths of two women, aged 33 and

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Covid-19: Romania requires all arrivals from Bulgaria to quarantine

November 3, 2020November 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Romania

Romanian authorities updated the list of countries with increased epidemic risk, arrivals from which are required to quarantine for 14

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Bulgaria’s ‘Justice for All’ initiative says its protests continue

November 3, 2020November 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s “Justice for All” initiative said in a November 3 statement that its traditional protests on Wednesday nights in front

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 51 more deaths, 34 110 active cases

November 3, 2020November 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-one people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, a single-day record number

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Bulgarian Jewish organisation condemns terrorist attack in Vienna

November 3, 2020November 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” strongly condemns radical extremism and the growing number of terrorist attacks caused

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 25 Interior Ministry vans to aid ambulance service in Sofia

November 2, 2020November 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-five Interior Ministry vans, each with a person trained to administer first aid, will assist the emergency medical service in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 19 more deaths, 32 241 active cases

November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nineteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria’s ‘Poison Trio’ ends public anti-government protests, citing Covid-19 crisis

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

The “Poison Trio”, one of the groups of organisers of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, said on November 1 that it

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