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Covid-19: Germany removes Bulgaria’s Dobrich district from high-risk areas list

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Germany, new coronavirus

Germany has removed the district of Dobrich in north-eastern Bulgaria from its list of high-risk areas, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 700-mark

September 10, 2020September 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Deaths in Bulgaria in July, August exceeded toll in same months of 2019

September 9, 2020September 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of deaths in Bulgaria in July and August 2020 exceeded the figures for the same months of 2019,

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Covid-19: Italy, Belgium tighten restrictions on Bulgarian arrivals

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Italy has once again extended the requirement that arrivals from Bulgaria or Romania must spend 14 days in quarantine until

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 15 more deaths, 4324 active cases

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifteen 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: 4280 active cases, one more death

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 1220 PCR tests were done in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, of which 57 proved positive,

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Sports Minister discharged from intensive care

September 7, 2020September 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Minister of Sport Krassen Kralev, who tested positive for Covid-19 on August 23, has been discharged from intensive care

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5 new deaths, 4256 active cases, 766 in hospital

September 7, 2020September 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 1407 PCR tests were done in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, of which 39 proved positive,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 66 deaths in the past week

September 6, 2020September 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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