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Bulgaria’s Albena resort begins closing hotels for lack of tourists

August 10, 2020August 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The Albena resort complex on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast has begun gradually closing hotels because of a lack of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5177 active cases, 849 in hospital, two more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by three to a total of 5177, according to

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Covid-19: Italy again extends quarantine requirement for arrivals from Bulgaria, Romania

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Italy has for a second time extended the requirement that arrivals from Bulgaria or Romania must spend 14 days in

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister in urgent talks with German tour operators over Berlin’s travel warning

August 9, 2020August 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova held urgent talks on August 9 with representatives of German tour operators in Bulgaria

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5180 active cases, 848 in hospital, 3 more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 35 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5145 active cases, 857 in hospital, 7 more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 60 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19: Germany says arrivals from three districts in Bulgaria subject to new rules

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

People arriving in Germany from three districts in Bulgaria will be subject to new rules as of August 8, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Medical Association: Covid-19 danger has not passed, stick to the measures

August 7, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association issued an appeal to the public on August 7, warning that the Covid-19 epidemic in the

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria recovers slightly

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A poll done by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) every three months showed that in July, consumer confidence in Bulgaria

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