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Orthodox Easter 2020: Scaled-down ‘holy fire’ ceremony in Jerusalem

April 18, 2020April 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Many motorists try to leave Bulgaria’s capital city in spite of ban – report

April 18, 2020April 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Many motorists tried to use the 6am – 8am window on April 18 to leave Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 17: 846 cases, tight travel restrictions in Sofia

April 17, 2020April 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 46 in the past 24 hours to 846,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 825 confirmed cases, 60 of them medical personnel

April 17, 2020April 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has risen by 25 to 825 and the death toll is

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria Health Minister bans car traffic in and out of Sofia

April 16, 2020April 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said late on April 16 that he had ordered a halt to all car traffic

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 16 – 800 cases, ‘A difficult Easter’

April 16, 2020April 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight hundred cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria, the national operational headquarters said in a 5pm update on

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Bulgaria 

Mayor Fandukova: More than 13 000 people in Sofia in quarantine

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is currently the city most affected by Covid-19, with 60 per cent of the country’s confirmed cases

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian courts impose huge fines on quarantine violators

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian courts have been handing down huge fines to people violating mandatory quarantine orders. The Prosecutor’s Office said on April

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sees record 24-hour increase in confirmed cases of Covid-19

April 16, 2020April 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria registered a record increase in the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, as the

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