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Covid-19: Beer sales via restaurants in Bulgaria fell 60% in first half of 2020

July 20, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 crisis hit beer sales in Bulgaria hard in the first half of 2020, slashing sales of beer via

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll reaches 300, active cases rise to 4327

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 69 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4258 active cases, two more deaths

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 146 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4112 active cases, 606 in hospital, four more deaths

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 188 in the past 24 hours to reach

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Short-staffed hospital in Plovdiv in recruiting drive

July 17, 2020July 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sveti Mina hospital in Plovdiv is urgently recruiting doctors, nurses and orderlies to work in the Covid-19 treatment ward,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cases pass 8000-mark after record number of tests

July 17, 2020July 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria has risen to 8144, of which 3924 are active,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 3747, six more deaths

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 48 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19: Bulgaria drops 14-day quarantine requirement for arrivals from UK

July 15, 2020July 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on July 15 that it was easing travel restrictions for arrivals from a number of countries,

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Long queues in Bulgaria for PCR tests to meet Greek, Austrian entry requirements

July 15, 2020July 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

There are long queues and waiting times for PCR tests at private accredited laboratories in Bulgaria, a result of requirements

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