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Covid-19: Bulgaria Education Minister outlines plans for new school year

August 27, 2020September 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev said on August 27 that the 2020/21 school year is set to begin with pupils

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Covid-19: Belgium eases restrictions on entry from some parts of Bulgaria

August 27, 2020August 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As of August 27, Belgium has reclassified the south-western region of Bulgaria from a red to an orange zone, meaning

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Covid-19: Foreigner trips to Bulgaria in July 2020 down 66% y/y

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in July 2020 was 66.1% down compared with July 2019,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 14 new deaths, 4415 active cases, 741 in hospital

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fourteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, according to data

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Covid-19: Bulgaria extends epidemic declaration to end of September

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on August 26 to extend the Covid-19 epidemic declaration that took effect in mid-May until the end

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4416, 715 in hospital, 9 new deaths

August 26, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen by 90 in the past 24 hours to

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister seeks extension of epidemic declaration

August 25, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov is to ask the Cabinet to approve on August 26 the extension of the

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Poll: More than 64% of places of accommodation in Bulgaria intend cutting prices of packages

August 25, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

A poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that 64.3% per cent of places of accommodation surveyed intend

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NSI: Close to 35% of non-financial businesses in Bulgaria saw sales revenue fall in July

August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A survey among 1318 non-financial enterprises in Bulgaria has found that 34.7 per cent reported a fall in revenue from

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