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Crisis staff: 43 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria

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

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus in Bulgaria now adds up to 43, crisis staff chief

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Coronavirus: Number of confirmed cases in Bulgaria now 37

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Six further cases of Covid-19 new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria, bringing the country’s total to 37, crisis staff

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Hotels need not close, but should go over to room service

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The regulations designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 do not require hotels to close, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev

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Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General orders check against speculation in medicine prices

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has ordered various bodies to ensure that there is no speculation in medicine prices as a result

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Coronavirus: Fast food chains may only do home deliveries – Bulgarian PM

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Fast food chains in Bulgaria may only do home deliveries, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told a March 14 briefing

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister amends emergency regulations against Covid-19

March 14, 2020May 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Acting on recommendations from the national crisis staff against Covid-19 new coronavirus, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has amended the

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Coronavirus: Second death in Bulgaria

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 74-year-old man has died of coronavirus at Sofia’s Pirogov emergency hospital, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on March 14.

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Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport admitting only passengers

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Because of the State of Emergency declared in Bulgaria to contain the spread of Covid-19 new coronavirus, only passengers are

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Coronavirus: Bulgaria arrests four for breaking quarantine, police close nightclubs defying ban

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four lorry drivers have been arrested and taken to their houses in Slivnitsa for breaking quarantine, Bulgaria’s national crisis staff

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