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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 83 new confirmed cases, four more deaths

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

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rose by a third consecutive day on June 9, by 40

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Bulgaria 

Toy factory in Bulgarian town shut after 48 test positive for Covid-19

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Work at a toy factory in the town of Dospat in southern Bulgaria has been temporarily suspended after 48 employees

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Europe 

EU grants 314M euro to innovative companies to combat virus, support recovery

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on June 8 that it had awarded close to 166 million euro, via the European Innovation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: ’60:40′ business aid to be extended to end of September

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

The Bulgarian government’s “60:40” business assistance measure will be extended to the end of September and possibly to the end

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1019 active cases, 1548 recoveries

June 8, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria remained above the 1000-mark for a second day on June 8,

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Bulgaria 

Most of Bulgaria’s Black Sea, mountain resort hotels will not open this summer – report

June 7, 2020June 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Most of the hotels on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and in the country’s mountain resorts will not open in summer

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases again rise above 1000-mark

June 7, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Just a day after dropping below the 1000 mark for the first time since late April, the number of active

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 980 active cases, death toll 160

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has dropped below the 1000 mark, according to data posted by

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Bulgaria 

Hiccough in Bulgaria’s system for reporting Covid-19 cases

June 5, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Top Bulgarian health officials have offered an explanation for discrepancies in the national information system for reporting Covid-19 cases. The

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