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Preliminary data show deaths in Bulgaria in first four months of 2020 lower than in recent years

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of deaths in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2020 was lower than in the same period

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases decrease to 1478

May 22, 2020May 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria scraps ban on entry of citizens from EU, Schengen countries

May 21, 2020May 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen

Bulgaria is scrapping the ban on the entry to the country of citizens of European Union and Schengen visa zone

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Bulgaria 

Tourism: ‘Rediscover Bulgaria’ online hotel, restaurant reservation platform to launch in June

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s government and private sector are launching “Rediscover Bulgaria”, an online reservation system for hotels and restaurants, on June 1

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1484 active cases, 120 dead, 727 recovered

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria is 2331, having increased by 39 in the past

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Health Minister allows resumption of indoor sports

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

As May 22, collective indoor sports activities will be allowed, provided that they are not of a competitive character and

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Bulgaria 

EC calls on Bulgaria to improve procedures to support SMEs, cut administrative burden

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission has set out four recommendations on steps for Bulgaria to take in 2020 and 2021 as the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Intensive talks on resuming charter flights on June 15

May 20, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Intensive talks are underway with countries with coronavirus epidemic situations similar to that of Bulgaria so that charter flights can

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 68 243 tests to date, cases total 2292

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

In the past 24 hours, a total of 1432 samples were tested for new coronavirus, of which 33 produced a

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