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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 378 deaths, 10 397 new cases

September 5, 2021September 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 378 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 289 Delta variant cases found in 294 samples

September 4, 2021September 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 294 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Bulgaria’s Turgovishte, a Covid-19 ‘dark red’ zone, steps up anti-epidemic measures

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s district of Turgovishte, classified as a Covid-19 “dark red” zone because of an infection rate higher than 500 per

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Covid-19 vaccination points in various places in Bulgaria this weekend

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has posted a list of various places in Bulgaria offering vaccinations this weekend against Covid-19. In Veliko

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 50 deaths, 1640 new cases

September 4, 2021September 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty 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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Cool and cloudy weather forecast for Bulgaria’s Unification Day long weekend

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Cool weather and partially overcast skies was the forecast for most of the country during Bulgaria’s three-day Unification Day long

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Bulgaria’s President: Parliament must complete its key tasks before being dissolved

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev indicated on September 3 that he expected the National Assembly to complete the approval of Budget

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 19 000-mark

September 3, 2021September 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 19 001, after 51 people who had tested positive for the virus died in the

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Bulgarian Socialist Party gives up bid to form government, confirming course to new elections

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

The national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has voted to return to President Roumen Radev the third and

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