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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 53 Delta variant cases found in 90 samples

July 22, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 90 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 3 deaths, 0.65% tests positive

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

Three 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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Kunchev: Expect significant rise in incidence of Covid-19 Delta variant in Bulgaria from August

July 21, 2021July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From August, Bulgaria can expect a significant increase in the incidence of the Delta variant of Covid-19, Chief State Health

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Supermarket body rates Bulgaria’s business climate 3.2 out of 6

July 21, 2021July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Weak lawmaking, lack of dialogue between the state and the private sector, contradictory implementation of laws and slow administration of

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Bulgaria’s 46th National Assembly holds first sitting, facing quest to elect government

July 21, 2021July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s 46th National Assembly held its first sitting on July 21, with Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party throwing out the gauntlet

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 7 deaths, 0.9% tests positive

July 21, 2021July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven 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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In rule of law report, EC reiterates concerns about Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General

July 20, 2021July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Media

The second rule of law report by the European Commission (EC), released on July 20, has reiterated concerns about the

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Bulgaria 

One dead in Covid-19 outbreak on ship off Bulgaria’s Bourgas

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

An outbreak of Covid-19 has swept through a Filipino-crewed cargo ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Bourgas, leaving one

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All 28 districts are green zones

July 20, 2021July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as “green zones” regarding Covid-19 infection rates, according to the report by the

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