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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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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 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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria – Roundup, April 15: Mass testing to begin, Health Minister says

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is to begin mass testing of its citizens for new coronavirus, reports on April 15 quoted Health Minister Kiril

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720 pre-trial proceedings in Bulgaria for violating emergency regulations against coronavirus

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 720 pre-trial proceedings have been launched in Bulgaria since March 13 in connection with breaches of State

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Coronavirus: European Commission issues guidelines on testing

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commisssion presented on April 15 guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies, as part of the European Roadmap towards lifting

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Bulgarian medics in appeal to celebrate Orthodox Easter at home

April 15, 2020April 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Military Medical Academy team, in the front line of the fight against Covid-19, has posted an appeal for

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues new order on fruit and veg, flower markets

April 15, 2020April 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued an order on April 15 allowing fruit and vegetable and flower markets to open

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Bulgarian prosecutors issue nationwide search warrant for Ataka leader Siderov

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Volen Siderov

The Sofia Regional Prosecutor’s Office has issued a nationwide search warrant for Volen Siderov, leader of the ultra-nationalist Ataka party

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