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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 121 deaths, 2005 new cases registered

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

The deaths of 121 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria awaits date for this year’s third parliamentary elections

September 7, 2021September 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

At a brief ceremony on September 7, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova handed back to President Roumen Radev the

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Bulgaria 

Hacking attack on website as Bulgaria’s 2021 census gets underway

September 7, 2021September 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

A hacking attack disrupted the website of Bulgaria’s 2021 census as the online phase of the process began on September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q2 2021

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

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 34 deaths, 677 new cases registered

September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 34 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

NCIPD: Covid-19 red zone districts in Bulgaria rise to 18

September 7, 2021September 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, meaning an infection rate between 250 and 499.9

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Bulgaria 

EMA evaluating data on booster dose of Comirnaty vaccine against Covid-19

September 6, 2021September 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on September 6 that it had started evaluating an application for the use of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past day, 32 deaths, 488 new cases registered

September 6, 2021September 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 32 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: Decision on 3rd dose of Covid-19 jab in coming days

September 5, 2021September 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Administering a third dose of vaccine against Covid-19 may be authorised as early as next week, caretaker Health Minister Stoicho

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