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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 11: Cash for culture; crop-spraying, and malls stay closed

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

Bulgaria’s Culture Ministry said on May 11 that it was making an additional five million leva, or about 2.55 million

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Alpha Research: Approval of Bulgaria’s PM Borissov climbs, of President Radev falls

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

The approval rating of Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has seen an unprecedented fall while that of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Revenue from tourist accommodation in Bulgaria plunged 56% in March

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

Revenue from nights spent in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria plummeted by 56.6 per cent in March 2020 compared with March

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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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