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Bulgaria’s Bansko says mass testing shows town ‘clean’ of coronavirus

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s municipality of Bansko said on May 12 that mass testing for coronavirus, carried out after the town was quarantined

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cases pass 2000 mark, including 93 dead

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria to date is 2004, counting in 93 people who have

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Bulgaria 

Bitcoin Halving on May 11: What it means and why you should care

May 11, 2020June 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

What is the Bitcoin Halving, taking place on May 11 at 11pm? As well articulated in bitcoinhalving.com: The Halving is

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 11: Cash for culture; crop-spraying, and malls stay closed

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Culture Ministry said on May 11 that it was making an additional five million leva, or about 2.55 million

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Approval of Bulgaria’s PM Borissov climbs, of President Radev falls

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The approval rating of Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has seen an unprecedented fall while that of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Revenue from tourist accommodation in Bulgaria plunged 56% in March

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from nights spent in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria plummeted by 56.6 per cent in March 2020 compared with March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister allows re-opening of museums, galleries, cinemas

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on May 11 allowing the resumption of visits to indoor museums, galleries

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Bulgaria 

29 hotel, restaurant and tourism associations in Bulgaria plan national protests

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Twenty-nine hotel and restaurant and tourism associations in Bulgaria say that they will hold a national protest in front of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister wants temporary ban on foreigners entering country extended beyond May 13

May 10, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev wants the temporary ban on foreigners entering Bulgaria, decreed as a measure against the spread

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