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Istanbul-Sofia express train temporarily suspended over coronavirus

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The authorities in Turkey are taking a number of precautions to check the spread of COVID-19.

This includes suspending the Istanbul-Sofia express train, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has announced. Hotel operators are being advised to postpone the official start of the new tourist season until the end of April. 



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