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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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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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Bulgarian Cabinet to ask Parliament to extend State of Emergency to May 13

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

Bulgaria’s Government decided at its sitting on April 1 to ask the National Assembly to extend the State of Emergency,

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Bulgaria reports ninth death of patient who had tested positive for Covid-19

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

A 57-year-old man who had tested positive for Covid-19 died at the intensive care unit of a hospital in the

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas, heating prices; electricity prices unchanged

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said that electricity prices will remain unchanged, while the natural gas price will

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