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Bulgaria to give 10M leva to aid tourism business hit by Covid-19

August 3, 2020August 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s tourism business will receive 10 million leva (about 5.11 million euro) under the EU Innovation and Competitiveness operational programme,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 5147, death toll 388 and 814 in hospital

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 92 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Belgium introduces restrictions on travellers from some parts of Bulgaria

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

Belgium has imposed rules requiring mandatory quarantine and test requirements on travellers arriving from some parts of Bulgaria, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5055 active cases, 793 in hospital, two more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 67 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 outbreak among cops cuts deployment at Bulgaria’s anti-government protests

August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

An increase in confirmed cases of new coronavirus among police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has resulted in a decision

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Bulgaria 

19-year-old is Bulgaria’s youngest victim of Covid-19

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

A 19-year-old school-leaver from the Bulgarian city of Veliko Turnovo who had tested positive for Covid-19 died on July 31,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Slovenia adds Bulgaria to ‘red list’, Cyprus adds to PCR test requirements

August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Slovenia has added Bulgaria to the “red list” of countries with an unstable epidemiological situation and arrivals from Bulgaria are

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Bulgaria 

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

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

Italian authorities are extending by 10 days the requirement that people arriving in Italy who have been in Bulgaria or

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4988 active cases, 778 in hospital, nine more deaths

August 1, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 115 in the past 24 hours to a

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