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Bulgarian PM to be fined for failing to wear a mask indoors

June 23, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and members of his entourage will be fined 300 leva (about 153 euro) each for

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Bulgaria’s PM says rise in coronavirus cases not cause for panic

June 19, 2020June 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 19 that the increase in new coronavirus cases in the country was

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 980 active cases, death toll 160

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has dropped below the 1000 mark, according to data posted by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All but social measures fall away on June 15, PM says

June 3, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

After the Covid-19 epidemic declaration in Bulgaria expires on June 15, only social measures will remain in place, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Measures against Covid-19 ‘timely and good’

April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria has the lowest ratio of people with Covid-19 and third-lowest ratio of deaths from the disease, and this is

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov’s message on World Health Day

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in a message to mark World Health Day on April 7, saluted medical professionals and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian PM scathing over President’s veto of Emergency Measures Bill

March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

March 22 brought the end of the political truce between Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: No lockdown order for now

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has ruled out for now a formal order for people to stay at home as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to give 1000 leva a month extra to all medical professionals on frontline against Covid-19

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian state will give 1000 leva (about 500 euro) extra a month to every medical professional on the frontline

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