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Covid-19 death toll in Bulgaria rises to 12 as PM predicts peak over next two to three weeks

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

The death toll in Bulgaria among people who have tested positive for Covid-19 has risen to 12, while 30 have

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Parliament to hold special sitting on April 3

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

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Tsveta Karayancheva, has called a special sitting to be held on April 3 at

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Leader of Bulgaria’s ruling party parliamentary group among 3 MPs positive for Covid-19

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

The leader of the parliamentary group of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, Dr Daniela Daritkova, and another GERB MP,

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Operational HQ: 457 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria, 25 recovered

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rose on April 2 by eight to a total of 457,

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EC closes two infringement procedures against Bulgaria

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 2 that it was closing two infringement proceedings against Bulgaria after the country brought

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Mayor Fandukova: Sofia to revise budget, aid SMEs

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

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on April 2 that the first package of proposed measures to assist small and medium-sized

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Bulgaria 

More than 4400 people registered unemployed in Bulgaria in a single day

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

A total of 4477 people registered as unemployed at labour bureaux in Bulgaria in a single day yesterday, Labour and

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Video: Of Covid-19, Bulgaria’s State of Emergency, and masks

April 2, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia Globe and Lance Nelson of banskoblog.com have begun a series of YouTube videos taking a serious look at

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Covid-19: Number of deaths in Bulgaria rises to 10

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 10th patient who had been tested as positive for Covid-19 has died, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on the

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