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Covid-19: Bulgarian who broke quarantine after returning from Sweden arrested

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office has placed in 72-hour-custody a person who returned to Bulgaria from Sweden via Frankfurt and

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Covid-19: Deaths in Bulgaria rise to eight as mother and daughter die

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 74-year-old woman and her 51-year-old daughter have died in Blagoevgrad Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, both having tested positive

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

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of deaths of patients in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 has risen to six, after a

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister orders discharged patients quarantined for 28 days

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Patients who have discharged from hospital after being confirmed as having Covid-19 must remain in quarantine for 28 days, counting

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Bulgaria reports fourth death of patient confirmed to have had Covid-19

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A patient in Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia who had tested positive for Covid-19 has died, Bulgaria’s national crisis staff

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: More prosecutions for violating emergency regulations, quarantine

March 27, 2020March 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prosecutors Office announced on March 27 further cases connected to violations of emergency measures against the spread of Covid-19

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European Commission boosts budget for repatriation flights and rescEU stockpile

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission proposed on March 27 to make 75 million euro from the EU budget available to help member

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria in 3M euro deal to buy masks, respirators from China

March 27, 2020March 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on March 27 to buy more than 1.1 million protective masks and 50 respirators from China, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: 24 000 quarantined, 200 charged for violating emergency measures

March 27, 2020March 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 24 000 people are in quarantine in Bulgaria and more than 200 proceedings have been initiated for violating the

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