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Recently, I was in the company of two British acquaintances. One said to the other: “I mean, do you actually know anyone who’s got it?” I kept silent. Because I […]
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has gone into self-isolation after the chief secretary of his office, Dimitar Stoyanov, tested positive for Covid-19, the President’s office said on October […]
Eighteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are currently classified as “red zones”, where there are more than 120 cases of Covid-19 per 100 000 population. The “red zone” […]
Bulgaria ranks 10th in the European Union on a 14-day basis in terms of mortality from Covid-19, Deputy Health Minister Boiko Penkov told a weekly briefing on October 29. A […]
According to a regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), October is the sixth consecutive month to see a slight improvement in business sentiment in Bulgaria, after the […]
Thirty-six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 1197, according to […]
Bulgaria’s Government approved the 2021 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a Cabinet meeting on October 28, held by videoconference after Prime Minister Boiko Borissov tested positive for […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in 10-day home quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19, has taken a sideswipe at his rival President Roumen Radev over the issue of quarantine for […]
The governor of central Bulgarian National Bank, Dimitar Radev, is in home quarantine after testing positive on October 27 for Covid-19. A statement said that Radev was in generally good […]
Twenty-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 1161, according to the October […]
