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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry proposes free Covid-19 rapid antigen tests at GPs

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As the Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria worsens, the country’s Health Ministry is proposing that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)

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Bulgaria 

Number of Ukrainians remaining in Bulgaria rises

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A total of 442 854 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria since Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine began, with 87 510 remaining

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Bulgaria 

Ten districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv and Razgrad have crossed the threshold to be reclassified from Covid-19 green zones to yellow zones,

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Europe 

EMA and ECDC: Second booster dose against Covid-19 should be considered for people 60-79

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Second booster doses of vaccines against Covid-19 should be considered for people aged 60 to 79 years old and those

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU population continued to decrease for a second year in 2021

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

After a first decline in population growth in 2020 because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Union’s population

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 morbidity rate continued to worsen in past week

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 14-day morbidity rate continued to worsen in the past week, rising from 74.42 per 100 000 population as

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Bulgaria 

Seven districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 yellow zones – meaning a morbidity rate between 100 and 249.9

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s WCC party gives up attempt to form new government

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change (WCC) party has given up its attempt to form a new government. This was announced

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues orders to hospitals over rising Covid-19 cases

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against a background of the worsening incidence of Covid-19 in Bulgaria and reports received by the Ministry of Health about

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