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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 3: Deaths rise to 73

May 3, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 64-year-old man in Vidin who had cancer became on May 3 the 73rd patient in Bulgaria who had tested

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Alpha Research poll: 71% of Bulgarians approve government’s actions in coronavirus crisis

May 3, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-one per cent of Bulgarians polled by the Alpha Research agency approved of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Open-air spaces in restaurants may re-open, after checks by health officials

May 3, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The open-air terraces and gardens of restaurants will be allowed to re-open following inspections by regional health inspectorates and the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Second doctor dies

May 3, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

An emergency services doctor at Sofia’s Alexandrovska Hospital, Nelly Pandova Ilieva, who had tested positive for Covid-19 and subsequently tested

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 2: Cases, cars and the masks come off

May 2, 2020May 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In Sofia and other major cities in Bulgaria on May 2, public places saw some people wearing masks and others

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Bulgarian doctor, 43, dies of Covid-19

May 2, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 43-year-old doctor, Iliana Ivanova, died in hospital in the Bulgarian town of Sliven after being in intensive care for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 1: Cases rise, masks go, mountains ‘open’

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 49 in the past 24 hours to a

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Sofia municipality: Vitosha mountain ‘opens’ for walks from May 3

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Vitosha nature park will be re-opened from May 3 for visits by the public, Sofia municipality said soon after Bulgaria’s

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Covid-19: Bulgaria lifts ban on visiting mountains and national parks

May 1, 2020May 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on May 1 lifting the ban on visiting mountains, national parks and

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