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Video: Of Covid-19, Bulgaria’s State of Emergency, and masks

April 2, 2020April 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia Globe and Lance Nelson of banskoblog.com have begun a series of YouTube videos taking a serious look at

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Covid-19: Number of deaths in Bulgaria rises to 10

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 10th patient who had been tested as positive for Covid-19 has died, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on the

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Bulgarian Cabinet to ask Parliament to extend State of Emergency to May 13

April 1, 2020April 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Government decided at its sitting on April 1 to ask the National Assembly to extend the State of Emergency,

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Bulgaria reports ninth death of patient who had tested positive for Covid-19

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 57-year-old man who had tested positive for Covid-19 died at the intensive care unit of a hospital in the

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EC scientists develop control material to help prevent coronavirus test failures

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

European Commission scientists have designed new control material that laboratories can use to check the correct functioning of their coronavirus

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Bulgarian MP tests positive for Covid-19, currently in hospital

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Hassan Ademov, a member of Bulgaria’s National Assembly for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, has tested positive for Covid-19,

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National operational HQ: Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria now 399

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria was 399 as at 5pm on March 31, having risen by

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister rescinds order making masks compulsory in public places

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Less than 24 hours after issuing an order making the wearing of protective masks when in indoor and outdoor public

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EU adopts measures for immediate release of funds to tackle Covid-19 crisis

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Council of the European Union has adopted two legislative acts to quickly release funding from the EU budget for

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