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Katsarov: If green certificate measures do not work within 10-15 days, Bulgaria faces ‘complete lockdown’

October 23, 2021October 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If the measures involving the Covid “green certificate” do not work within 10 to 15 days, “the alternative is a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Delta variant found in 466 sequenced samples – NCIPD

October 23, 2021October 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said that it has completed the sequencing of 467 samples taken

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Eighteen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

October 23, 2021October 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 136 deaths, 4826 new cases

October 23, 2021October 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 136 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s state IT firm: Record number of ‘green certificates’ downloaded in spite of DDoS attacks

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

A record number of “green certificates” were downloaded after the announcement of amended Covid-19 measures, in spite of malicious Dedicated

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 morbidity rate in two districts in Bulgaria exceeds 1000 in 100 000

October 22, 2021October 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more out of 100

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 120 deaths, 4816 new cases

October 22, 2021October 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 120 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Queues for jabs and tests after new measures, reports say

October 21, 2021October 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There has been an increase in people in Bulgaria wanting vaccinations against Covid-19, but also long queues outside shopping malls

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves 450M leva electricity price relief package

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said on October 21 that the Cabinet has approved a measure to reduce the

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