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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Quarantine to be lifted for those arriving from most European countries

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Based on morbidity data in Europe, there will be a decision to lift the 14-day quarantine for those arriving in

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Bulgaria 

Association: Half of Bulgaria’s restaurants are open, 20% are bankrupt

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Currently, about 50 per cent of restaurants in Bulgaria while 20 per cent have gone bankrupt, the head of the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Number of active cases continues to fall

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are currently 1478 active Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria, a reduction of 100 in less than a week, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air restoring Sofia – Varna flight frequency

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism, Varna

Flag carrier Bulgaria Air is restoring a large part of the frequencies of its flights between Sofia and Varna. Since

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Europe 

EC proposes 750BN euro ‘Next Generation EU’ rescue plan

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission is proposing to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU, with a 750 billion euro budget

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet votes 800 000 leva to feed people hit by Covid-19 crisis

May 27, 2020May 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved additional spending of 800 000 leva (about 409 000 euro) by the Ministry of Health for

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 37% of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria cut staff in April

May 27, 2020May 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

About 36.8 per cent of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria reduced staff in April, according to a poll by the National

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Bulgaria 

Statistics institute: Close to 58% of businesses in Bulgaria had decreased revenue in April

May 27, 2020May 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 57.6 per cent of businesses in Bulgaria’s non-financial sector saw their revenue from sales of goods and service drop

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Deaths rise to 133, recoveries to 912

May 27, 2020May 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 17 of the 1557 samples tested in Bulgaria for new coronavirus in the past 24 hours proved

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