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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 81 deaths, 2485 new cases

October 9, 2021October 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-one 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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Covid-19: Bulgaria eases travel restrictions on Britons, but UK still on ‘red list’

October 8, 2021October 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov issued on October 8 an order amending the list of foreign countries classified respectively

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Covid-19: Next year, no one will want to come to Bulgaria, Kantardzhiev says

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Given the low level of vaccination against Covid-19 in the country “next year no one will want to come to

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 69 833 non-EU nationals with residence permits in Bulgaria in 2020

October 8, 2021October 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 69 833 holders of residence permits in Bulgaria as at December 31 2020, according to European Union statistics

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Prosecutors press charges against captain, second mate of ship stranded on Bulgaria’s coast

October 8, 2021October 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The Dobrich District Prosecutor’s Office has pressed charges under Article 340 of the Penal Code against the captain and second

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Kyustendil is sixth district in Bulgaria to become a Covid-19 dark red zone

October 8, 2021October 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Kyustendil has become the sixth in Bulgaria to be classified as a Covid-19 dark red zone, meaning

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 94 deaths, 2302 new cases

October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-four 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 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: Allow two weeks between flu and Covid-19 jabs

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Influenza has not disappeared, but because of the pandemic, more research is currently being done on Covid-19, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election body opens talks to buy 1600 voting machines

October 7, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on October 6 that it opened direct negotiations to purchase 1600 Smartmatic voting

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