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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 533 deaths, 30 517 new cases

January 9, 2022January 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 533 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s PM again urges vaccination against Covid-19, pledges it will not be mandatory

January 8, 2022January 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, new coronavirus

In a video address on January 8, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov repeated his call to the public to be

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Dark red zone districts rise to 10

January 8, 2022January 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ten of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones – meaning an infection rate of 500 or

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 96 deaths, 5524 new cases

January 8, 2022January 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-six 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’s MPs vote to require green certificate for admission to Parliament building

January 7, 2022January 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than a month after its first sitting, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on January 7 to require a green certificate

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Bulgaria crosses threshold to become Covid-19 dark red zone

January 7, 2022January 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate is 547.89 out of 100 000 population on a 14-day basis, putting the country above

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 72 deaths, 5525 new cases

January 7, 2022January 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-two 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’s President gets booster jab against Covid-19

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev received a booster dose of vaccine against Covid-19 at the Military Medical Academy

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: Sofia’s population has risen to 1.48M – initial data

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021, Sofia

The city of Sofia is alone among the 28 districts of Bulgaria to have seen its population increase since the

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