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Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rise by 31 in 24 hours to 915

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

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 31 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 19 – cases near 900 mark

April 19, 2020April 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has reached 894, counting active cases, those who have died and

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Checks of those returning to Sofia will be serious, mayor says

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

Police checks of those returning to Sofia at the close of the Orthodox Easter weekend will be serious, mayor Yordanka

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Bulgaria 

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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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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