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Covid-19: If rules are kept to, incidence will drop by 30%, Health Minister says

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If everyone keeps to the rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the incidence of the disease is expected to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘Doctor of the Year’ is country’s 19th medic to die of Covid-19

October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Professor Georgi Hubchev, who headed the obstetrics and gynaecology department at the Bourgas University Hospital, has become the country’s 19th

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 14 new deaths, 998 newly-confirmed cases, 10 672 active cases

October 17, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The steady upward curve of new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria is continuing, with close to 1000 newly-confirmed cases in the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Austria changes rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From October 17, Austria is changing its rules for arrivals from Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said. Those arriving

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad and Turgovishte tighten measures as cases spike

October 16, 2020October 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All large-scale events in Bulgaria’s city of Turgovishte have been postponed because of a sharp increase in new coronavirus infections,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 914 new cases, active cases rise by 710 and 15 new deaths

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There was yet another new record rise in confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Denmark introduces restrictive measures for arrivals from Bulgaria

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of midnight on October 17, Denmark is introducing restrictive measures against people arriving from Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 394 active cases among medical personnel, 16 have died

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are 394 active cases of new coronavirus among medical personnel in Bulgaria, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a briefing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 819 new cases, 9175 active, 6 more deaths

October 15, 2020October 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria registered a further record in newly-confirmed cases of new coronavirus, with 819 proving positive after 5898 PCR tests, according

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