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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister backs making wearing masks outdoors compulsory

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on October 20 that he supports making the wearing of protective masks compulsory as

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Europe 

Eurostat: Almost 170 000 ‘additional’ deaths in EU in March-June 2020

October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In 2020, among the 26 European Union countries for which data are available, there were 168 000 more deaths during

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Two more hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to admit patients

October 20, 2020October 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Two more hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will admit Covid-19 patients not in need of intensive care, Bulgarian National

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll now exceeds 1000-mark, after days of sharp increases

October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-two people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Plovdiv steps up anti-epidemic measures compliance checks

October 19, 2020October 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Plovdiv governor Dani Kanazireva has ordered an increase in the number of inspections meant to ensure compliance with anti-epidemic measures

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Israel to re-impose quarantine on arrivals from Bulgaria

October 19, 2020October 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

Israeli authorities will require arrivals from Bulgaria to quarantine for 14 days, starting from October 23, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said

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Bulgaria 

On Day of the Doctor, Bulgarian Medical Association pays tribute to doctors who died of Covid-19

October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In a message marking October 19, observed in Bulgaria as the Day of the Doctor, the Bulgarian Medical Association has

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 18 new deaths, 11 574 active cases, 1500 in hospital

October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 77 deaths, 3618 new active cases in past week

October 18, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus has risen by 77 in the

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