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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Patients in hospital pass 1000-mark, 288 new active cases

October 8, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eleven 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 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: GPs to be able to issue referrals for PCR tests when Covid-19 suspected

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

General practitioners in Bulgaria are to have the right to issue referrals for PCR tests of people on their patient

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends ’60:40′ employment aid scheme to end-2020

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on October 7 to extend the duration of its 60:40 employment aid scheme until the end of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases pass 6000-mark, 135 new cases in Sofia

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight 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 

Tourism Minister, British ambassador discuss lifting restrictions on travellers from Bulgaria to UK

October 6, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Mariana Nikolova discussed the lifting of restrictions on travellers from Bulgaria to the United Kingdom with British

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s September 2020 death toll higher by 452 y/y

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 7404 deaths were recorded in Bulgaria in September 2020, a total of 452 more than in September

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Europe 

Covid-19: EU imports of face masks added up to 14BN euro in first semester of 2020

October 6, 2020October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Comparing the first semester of 2019 with the first semester of 2020, the value of imports of face masks into

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had largest drop in EU in retail trade volume in August 2020 y/y

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria recorded the largest decrease in retail trade volume among all European Union countries in August 2020 on an annual

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 10 new deaths, cases among medical personnel pass 1200-mark

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ten people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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