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There are 163 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, 103 of them in capital city Sofia, crisis staff chief Major-General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski told a briefing at 5pm on March 21. […]
The first three patients to be cured of Covid-19 will be discharged from hospital on March 21, a statement from the crisis staff posted on the website of the Bulgarian […]
Queues of cars formed on the morning of March 21 at the exits of Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia and Plovdiv as police put into effect restrictions on intercity travel announced […]
Bulgarian MPs approved the second reading of the bill on State of Emergency measures after a marathon 13-hour sitting on March 20, intended to limit the spread and overcome the […]
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry will set up checkpoints at entrances to and exits from major cities to ensure compliance with restrictions on intercity travel that take effect at midnight on March […]
European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton has welcomed the commitment of streaming providers Netflix and YouTube to take action to reduce the pressure on the internet infrastructure in the […]
The European Commission said on March 20 that it had adopted a temporary framework to enable EU countries to use the full flexibility foreseen under state aid rules to support the economy […]
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus between continents and countries must not be used as an excuse for racial discrimination or hate crime, while victims must be speedily assisted, […]
Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev has issued an order banning exports of quinine-based medicines until further notice, the Health Ministry said on March 20. The aim is to meet […]
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on March 20 that in recent hours she had been speaking to dozens of Sofia doctors who were demanding more stringent measures to limit the […]
