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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister to amend order

October 21, 2021October 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov told an October 21 news conference that he was amending some aspects of his

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Two Sofia hospitals suspend routine operations, some universities go to distance learning

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In response to Bulgaria’s worsening Covid-19 situation, two large hospitals in capital city Sofia – Alexandrovska and Pirogov – have

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 107 deaths, 4522 new cases

October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 107 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgarian Health Minister’s order on ‘green certificate’ exemption: Details

October 20, 2021March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued the order on changes to anti-epidemic measures that will take effect from

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Covid-19: Schools in Bulgaria’s capital, several municipalities go over to distance learning

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and municipalities in five other districts are going over to distance learning as of

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Bulgaria’s state IT firm: Covid green certificates being downloaded at rate of 1000 a minute

October 20, 2021October 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

After Bulgaria announced new measures requiring “green certificates” for admission to indoor public places as of October 21, nearly 50

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Poll: 55.1% of Bulgarians have positive view of jabs against Covid-19, 43.6% against

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 55.1 per cent of Bulgarians have a positive view of vaccines against Covid-19 and see them as limiting the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Dark red zone districts rise to 16

October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 124 deaths, 4957 new cases

October 20, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe team new coronavirus

A total of 124 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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