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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 109 deaths, 2090 new cases registered

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 109 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

As Covid-19 crisis in Bulgaria worsens, Chief State Health Inspector recommends new measures

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev has sent a report to caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov proposing the introduction

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Bulgaria 

Greece: Additional Covid-19 test for arrivals from Bulgaria who are unvaccinated, not had virus

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus

Greece is introducing an additional Covid-19 test for those arriving from Bulgaria who have not been vaccinated and have not

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria crosses threshold to be red zone – NCIPD

August 30, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has crossed the threshold to be a Covid-19 red zone, with an average infection rate at national level of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 389 Delta variant cases found in 394 samples

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 394 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria worsened in August

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that business sentiment in Bulgaria worsened in August,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had third-lowest alcohol prices in EU in 2020 – Eurostat

August 30, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the third-lowest alcohol prices in the European Union in 2020, according to figures released on August 30 by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 26 deaths, 5.86% tests positive

August 30, 2021August 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-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 

David Clark: Lost in Time

August 30, 2021August 31, 2021 David Clark

“It’s a long way off the main road,” I commented as we bumped and swerved down the potholed road to

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