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NCIPD: 16 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, 1 dark red

September 2, 2021September 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: New measures from September 7

September 2, 2021September 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov announced on September 2 the amended measures against Covid-19, to take effect on September

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 54 deaths, 1745 new cases

September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-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’s Parliament votes November 14 date for presidential election

September 2, 2021September 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has voted for November 14 to be the date of the 2021 presidential election. The September 2

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Bulgaria utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 20.5% for September 2021

September 1, 2021September 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator decided on September 1 to raise gas prices in the country by 20.5 per cent starting September

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ECFR poll: 26% of Bulgarians think government using Covid-19 to increase control

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

Twenty-six per cent of Bulgarians polled in a survey done for the European Council on Foreign Relations believe that the

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Bulgaria to donate 270 000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved on September 1 draft agreements on donating 270 000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Turgovishte is ‘dark red’ zone

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s district of Turgovishte has crossed the threshold to become a Covid-19 “dark red” zone, meaning an infection rate higher

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Trifonov’s party confirms – again – it will not support a government proposed by the BSP

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Kornelia Ninova

In a meeting lasting about six minutes on September 1, Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party confirmed – yet again – that

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