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Suspended prison sentence for Bulgarian who violated quarantine

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

A court in the Bulgarian town of Turgovishte has sentenced a 38-year-old man to a year in prison, suspended for

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Europe 

Covid-19: MEPs call for emergency fund to support media

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media, new coronavirus

Additional European Union action is needed to make sure EU help reaches the ravaged media and culture sectors, members of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria pass 1000 mark, 47 dead

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has reached 1015, counting 47 people who have died and 174

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, roundup, April 21: Cases rise to 975

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covi1-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 46 in the past 24 hours to 975,

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Bulgaria 

New record rise in confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has increased by 51 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister changes rules for entering and leaving Sofia

April 21, 2020April 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on April 21 an amendment to his order regarding the ban on private car

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, roundup April 20: 929 cases, partial re-opening of routine medical services

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 35 in the past 24 hours to 929,

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Video: Online shopping, and Bulgaria’s fines for travelling when it’s not fine

April 20, 2020April 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Lance Nelson of appfactory.bg and banskoblog.com and The Sofia Globe’s publisher Clive Leviev-Sawyer take a look at trends in online

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest percentage of online shopping in EU in 2019 – Eurostat

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

Twenty-two per cent of Bulgarians shopped online in 2019, the lowest percentage among European Union member states, EU statistics agency

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