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Covid-19: Serbia requires PCR test for arrivals from Bulgaria

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Serbia

Serbia requires a PCR test for arrivals from Bulgaria as of August 15, according to statements posted on the Serbian

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Belgium adds another region of Bulgaria to travel restrictions

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Belgium has added the north-western region of Bulgaria to regions of the country subject to a warning against travelling to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Covid-19 situation in country ‘under control’

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria is under control, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on August 14, according to a report

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy shrank by 9.8% in Q2 2020 – flash estimate

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy declined by 9.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air resumes flights to Israel on August 23

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus, tourism

From August 23, flag carrier Bulgaria Air will resume flights to Tel Aviv, the airline said in a statement on

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Europe 

Covid-19: European Commission reaches agreement with AstraZeneca on a potential vaccine

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission reached a first agreement on August 14 with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to purchase a potential vaccine against

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Bulgaria 

Deaths in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2019 and 2020: A comparison

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer new coronavirus

For much of the first six months of 2020, it was striking that the number of deaths in Bulgaria was

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Numbers of active cases and patients in hospital drop, two more deaths

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 248 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Israel abolishes quarantine for citizens arriving from Bulgaria

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

According to the Bulgarian embassy in Israel, the Israeli authorities have abolished the requirement for 14-day quarantine for citizens arriving

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