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Bulgaria’s Health Minister allows re-opening of museums, galleries, cinemas

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on May 11 allowing the resumption of visits to indoor museums, galleries

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29 hotel, restaurant and tourism associations in Bulgaria plan national protests

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Twenty-nine hotel and restaurant and tourism associations in Bulgaria say that they will hold a national protest in front of

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister wants temporary ban on foreigners entering country extended beyond May 13

May 10, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev wants the temporary ban on foreigners entering Bulgaria, decreed as a measure against the spread

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: ‘Easing of measures does not mean situation is over’

May 10, 2020May 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor Angel Kunchev said in a May 10 television interview that he does not

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll rises to 88

May 9, 2020May 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of the 1777 samples tested in the past 24 hours, 46 were positive for Covid-19, Bulgaria’s operational headquarters said on

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 8: MPs, cases, masks and parks

May 8, 2020May 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian MPs approved on May 8 the first reading of amendments to the Health Act that will give Health Minister

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Precautions as international flights at Bulgaria’s Varna Airport resume

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

Varna mayor Ivan Portnih announced on May 8 that he was restricting public bus travel at Varna Airport as Wizz

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: March saw jump in retail figures of pharmacies, online sales

May 8, 2020May 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

March 2020 saw turnover at Bulgaria’s pharmacies and drug stores up by 14.4 per cent on an annual basis, while

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Domestic tourism resumes on May 13

May 8, 2020May 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Domestic tourism in Bulgaria will resume on May 13, when the end of the State of Emergency means that the

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