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Covid-19: Austria introduces new requirement for those transiting country

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

Austria has introduced a mandatory declaration for those, including Bulgarian citizens, transiting its territory, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said. The declaration

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Covid-19: Bulgaria records its most deaths in a single day so far

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

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

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: More than 5000 violated anti-epidemic rules in Bulgaria in July

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of 17 979 people who arrived in and transited Bulgaria in July, 5117 violated anti-epidemic measures, according to the records

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4404, 745 in hospital

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 44 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

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

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism, Varna

Germany has removed the district of Varna in Bulgaria from its list of high-risk areas, according to a notice posted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Minister of Sport tests positive for new coronavirus

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Minister of Youth and Sport Krassen Kralev has tested positive for new coronavirus after a PCR test, the ministry

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Hotels in Bulgaria’s Golden Sands join trend to close early amid Covid-19 crisis

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As is happening with other resorts on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast hard-hit by a lack of tourists in summer 2020

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 4360, 743 in hospital, six more deaths

August 23, 2020August 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 50 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Fitch affirms Bulgaria ‘BBB’ credit rating, sees 5.7% GDP drop in 2020

August 22, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’ with a stable

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