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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health inspectors hand fines to 24 MPs for failure to wear masks

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sofia regional health inspectors handed fines to 24 MPs on July 2 for failing to comply with the Health Minister’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2200 active cases, 446 in hospital, two more deaths

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

The number of people in Bulgaria who have tested positive for new coronavirus has increased by 165 in the past

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends ’60:40′ employment aid scheme, expands reach

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

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on July 1 to extend the duration of its 60:40 employment aid scheme until the end of

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Perspectives 

Comment: Why airlines can’t return to normal

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

As the general public leans towards the mentality that the world is now “almost” normal again, politicians and medical experts

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria-Greece traffic restricted to Kulata-Promachonas border crossing

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

All land traffic between Bulgaria and Greece is restricted to the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing starting July 1, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Row in Bulgaria’s Parliament over wearing masks

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

The beginning of the weekly sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on July 1 began with a row about some MPs

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases rise to 2083, death toll to 230

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 57 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues four orders

July 1, 2020July 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued four orders in connection with the extension of the Covid-19 epidemic declaration until

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2020 Budget surplus at 1.31B leva

June 30, 2020July 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on June 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first five months of 2020 was

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