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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4404, 745 in hospital

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 44 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19: Germany removes Bulgaria’s Varna from high-risk areas list

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism, Varna

Germany has removed the district of Varna in Bulgaria from its list of high-risk areas, according to a notice posted

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Bulgaria’s Minister of Sport tests positive for new coronavirus

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Minister of Youth and Sport Krassen Kralev has tested positive for new coronavirus after a PCR test, the ministry

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Bulgaria 

Hotels in Bulgaria’s Golden Sands join trend to close early amid Covid-19 crisis

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As is happening with other resorts on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast hard-hit by a lack of tourists in summer 2020

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM uses Day of Commemoration of Victims of Totalitarian Regimes to slight President, protesters

August 23, 2020August 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov used his message on August 23, marked in the European Union as European Day of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4360, 743 in hospital, six more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 50 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Fitch affirms Bulgaria ‘BBB’ credit rating, sees 5.7% GDP drop in 2020

August 22, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’ with a stable

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Bulgaria 

290 Bulgarian Interior Ministry staff tested positive for new coronavirus – report

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

A total of 290 employees of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry have tested positive for new coronavirus to date, Bulgarian-language daily Sega

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4310 active cases, 734 in hospital, 7 more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria decreased by 33 in the past 24 hours to a total

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