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More than half of Bulgaria’s districts are Covid-19 yellow zones

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 100 and 249.9

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 275 samples – NCIPD

April 1, 2022April 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on April 1 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in Q1 2022 is 96

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first three months of 2022 is 96, according to provisional statistics published on April

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 948 deaths in March

April 1, 2022April 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 948 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in March, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-February 2022 Budget surplus at 713.3M leva

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 713.3 million leva in the first two months of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Health Minister’s order on arrivals: Further details

March 31, 2022April 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

From April 1 to May 15, everyone arriving in Bulgaria must present a valid EU Digital Covid Certificate or equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Weather warnings issued for Bulgaria for April 1 over forecast strong winds

March 31, 2022April 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for 10 districts, mainly in the eastern part of

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer poll shows continuing negative attitudes in Bulgaria to Covid-19 vaccination

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A poll done in February 2022 shows continuing negative attitudes in Bulgaria to vaccination against Covid-19. According to the European

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New flights to Europe, Balkans in Sofia Airport’s summer schedule

March 31, 2022April 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Sofia Airport travellers will be able to choose from more than 80 new and well-known destinations in summer 2022, the

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