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Covid-19: Belgium drops north-eastern Bulgaria from ‘red zone’ list

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Belgium has moved north-eastern Bulgaria – the districts of Varna, Dobrich, Shoumen, Turgovishte – from its list of “red zones”

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 10 new deaths, 4182 active cases, 764 in hospital

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had biggest drop in EU in retail trade in July 2020 y/y – Eurostat

September 3, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria had the biggest drop among all European Union countries in the volume of retail trade in July 2020 compared

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 6 more deaths, 4209 active cases, 758 in hospital

September 3, 2020September 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria increases minimum daily unemployment benefits pay

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on September 2 to increase the minimum daily unemployment pay from nine leva to 12 leva (from

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 new deaths, 4197 active, 737 in hospital

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 4.4 per cent – Eurostat

September 1, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 4.4 per cent, unchanged from June, according to seasonally-adjusted figures published on September

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Covid-19: Bulgaria removes PCR test, quarantine requirements for arrivals from Turkey, Serbia, Belarus

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

People arriving in Bulgaria from Turkey, Serbia and Belarus may be admitted to the country without the need to present

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 16 new deaths, 4154 active cases, 727 in hospital

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen more deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were reported in the past 24 hours,

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