Skip to content
The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s independent English-language news and features website.

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe
  • World
  • Business
  • Perspectives
  • People
  • Leisure
  • Sport
  • Videos

new coronavirus

Bulgaria Videos 

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

Read more
Bulgaria 

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

Read more
Bulgaria 

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,

Read more
Bulgaria 

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

Read more
Europe 

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

Read more
Bulgaria 

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,

Read more
Bulgaria 

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

Read more
Bulgaria 

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

Read more
Bulgaria 

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

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
  • August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Increased flights from European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea in summer 2027
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev: 'Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia'
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • New baggage handling system launched at Bulgaria's Vassil Levski Sofia Airport Terminal 2
    September 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Unification Day long weekend weather outlook
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova names state news agency head as running mate
    September 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Navy responds to several more drone incidents
    September 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 4, 2026September 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Retail trade volume in Bulgaria in July 2026 up 5.6% y/y
  • September 4, 2026September 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev: ‘Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia’
  • September 4, 2026September 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Unification Day long weekend weather outlook
  • September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova names state news agency head as running mate
  • September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Navy responds to several more drone incidents

Help support the Globe

The Sofia Globe team can testify that upholding the globe is reminiscent of the work of Atlas.
Please support us in continuing to offer - as we set out to do when we launched in June 2012 - journalism that is truly independent and informed. All donations are gratefully received as we put in place our plans to grow in the years ahead.

Sign up for The Sofia Globe bulletin

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.


About Us: The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter. Read more about us.

Contacts

For editorial, advertising and general inquiries, please e-mail [email protected].

Legal Notice Действителен собственик на настоящото издание е Клайв Левиев-Сойър.

September 2026
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« Aug    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.