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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 9 deaths, 0.61% tests positive

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nine 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 

Bulgaria’s July elections: 50 candidates worked for communist-era secret service

June 29, 2021July 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe team Bulgaria elections 2021, Dossier Commission

Fifty of the candidates from various parties competing in Bulgaria’s July 2021 early parliamentary elections worked for the country’s communist-era

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 Delta variant in Bulgaria: Health officials step up calls to get vaccinated

June 29, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Health authorities in Bulgaria are urging the public to be vaccinated against Covid-19, against the background of confirmed cases of

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened in June

June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found gloomier views among managers in the country’s industry

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 18 green zones, 10 yellow zones – NCIPD

June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighteen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 green zones and the remaining 10 are yellow zones, according to the report by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 13 deaths registered, 15 fewer active cases

June 29, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 13 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Seven new cases of Delta variant, first Beta variant case reported

June 28, 2021June 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 and the first case of the Beta variant have been confirmed in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: No new deaths registered on Sunday

June 28, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the first time in nine months, a day has passed in Bulgaria with no new deaths registered among people

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 38 deaths, 825 fewer active cases

June 27, 2021June 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the country’s death toll

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