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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Ministry corrects number of newly-infected medics from 21 to 6

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry issued a statement on June 23 correcting the reported number of medical professionals who had tested positive

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 8 more deaths, active cases drop to 1606

June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 26 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Four members of Bulgarian Socialist Party leadership body test positive

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four of the 70 people tested on June 22 for new coronavirus at the Bulgarian Socialist Party Sofia council headquarters

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Health Minister’s latest order – details

June 23, 2020June 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of June 23, wearing a disposable or reusable protective mask or other means covering the nose and mouth, such

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria brings back mandatory wearing of masks in indoor public places

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is again making it mandatory to wear protective masks in indoor public places, while control of observance of anti-epidemic

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First scheduled charter flight to Bulgaria cancelled because of Covid-19

June 21, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The first charter flight to Bulgaria scheduled for the summer 2020 holiday season was cancelled because of the sharp increase

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s tennis star Grigor Dimitrov confirms he has Covid-19

June 21, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a message on Instagram, Dimitrov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Socialist opposition leadership to be tested after MP proves positive

June 21, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Members of the national and Sofia leadership of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party are to be tested for Covid-19 following

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 117 new cases, six more deaths

June 21, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 117 of the 1360 samples tested in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours proved positive, the Health

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