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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 9 – from the World Bank to checks on couriers

April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

After better-than-expected GDP growth in 2019, Bulgaria’s economy, in line with other EU countries, is set to plunge into a

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Easter 2020: Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s flight to fetch ‘Holy Fire’ cancelled

April 9, 2020April 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

A flight on a Bulgarian government aircraft to Israel to fetch the “Holy Fire” – a key part of Eastern

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Bulgarian Medical Association’s ‘heroes in white’ campaign has raised 161 000 leva so far

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventeen days after the start of the Bulgarian Medical Association’s “For the Heroes in White” campaign to raise funds for

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Covid-19: EC approves 500M leva Bulgarian guarantee scheme to support SMEs

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission has approved a Bulgarian 500 million leva (about 255 million euro) public guarantee scheme to support small

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Operational HQ: Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria passes 600 mark

April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria as of the morning of April 9 is 611, with

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 8

April 8, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are a total of 593 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, counting 24 deaths, one of them on Wednesday,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Labour Minister: More than 61 000 lost their jobs since State of Emergency began

April 8, 2020April 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Since Bulgaria’s State of Emergency against Covid-19 was declared on March 13, a total of 61 644 people have registered

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM orders coronavirus mass testing in Bansko

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on April 8 that he had ordered mass testing of residents of Bansko, the

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Bulgaria Foreign Minister recalls Hague consul over ‘coronavirus fees’

April 7, 2020April 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on April 7 that it has recalled Svilen Iliev, head of the consular service at the

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