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More districts in Bulgaria introduce anti-Covid measures

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Varna, which currently has the highest Covid-19 morbidity rate in Bulgaria, is among the latest to introduce

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Bulgaria’s Bourgas, Yambol districts introduce measures against spread of Covid-19

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Measures against the spread of Covid-19 take effect on July 20 in Bulgaria’s districts of Bourgas and Yambol. In Bourgas,

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on UK travel

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The lack of sufficient staff at certain airports in the United Kingdom has caused, and is expected to cause, the

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Bulgarian hotels protest over delayed payments for hosting Ukrainian refugees

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Hoteliers from Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach and Ukrainian refugees protested on July 19 because of delays in

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Bulgarian Socialist Party begins consultations on bid to form government

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), holder of the third and final mandate to seek to get a government elected, began

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage becomes dominant – NCIPD

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on July 19 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3 districts are red zones, 21 yellow zones

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Five more districts in Bulgaria have crossed the threshold to be reclassified from Covid-19 green zones to yellow zones, meaning

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia introduces first-stage anti-Covid measures

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, classified as a Covid-19 red zone, has as of July 18 introduced first-stage measures against the

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Tenth anniversary of terrorist attack on Israelis at Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

A solemn commemoration was held at Bourgas Airport on July 18 to mark the 10th anniversary of a terrorist attack

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