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Month: August 2021

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Covid-19: Bulgaria extends epidemic declaration to November 30

August 25, 2021August 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At its sitting on August 25, Bulgaria’s caretaker government extended the country’s Covid-19 epidemic declaration by three months to the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 33 deaths, 1911 new cases

August 25, 2021August 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 254 Delta variant cases found in 262 samples

August 24, 2021August 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 262 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Two districts are red zones, 25 yellow zones

August 24, 2021August 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The districts of Bourgas and Veliko Turnovo are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9 per

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 57 deaths, 1891 new cases registered

August 24, 2021August 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 57 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Montenegro latest to step up rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

August 23, 2021August 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Montenegro has become the latest country to step up rules for arrivals from Bulgaria, requiring them to present a negative

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 8 deaths, active cases rose to 21 178

August 23, 2021August 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Denmark reclassifies Bulgaria ‘yellow’ zone, Czech Republic deems Bulgaria high risk

August 22, 2021August 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Authorities in Denmark have removed Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Norway and Sweden from the Covid-19 “green” category and included them in the

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Bulgaria 

Another group of Bulgarians evacuated from Afghanistan arrives in country

August 22, 2021August 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Nine Bulgarian citizens who were evacuated by international flight from Kabul to Doha earlier this week are now on Bulgarian

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