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As Covid case numbers worsen, Bulgaria’s capital steps up checks on anti-epidemic measures

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The mayor of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, Yordanka Fandukova, said on January 4 that the municipality was stepping up checks

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 53 deaths, 1918 new cases registered

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 53 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Authorities to discuss anti-epidemic measures as Omicron wave looms

January 3, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s health authorities will discuss on January 4 whether to tighten anti-epidemic measures as the country faces the prospect of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s public holidays and long weekends in 2022

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria started the new year with a long weekend on January 1-3, but there will be only four more long

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Pernik becomes second district to turn dark red

January 3, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Pernik was classified as a Covid-19 dark red zone – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 31 000-mark

January 3, 2022January 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 44 deaths registered in the past day of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in 12 samples sequenced by NCIPD

January 2, 2022January 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on January 2 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 455 deaths, 14 302 new cases

January 2, 2022January 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 455 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 30.4% for January 2022

January 1, 2022January 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on January 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 30.4

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