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Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister: Belarus committed air piracy

May 25, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus

The diversion by Belarus of a Ryanair flight to a forced landing in Minsk was air piracy, Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign

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Bulgaria reports deliveries of 639 930 Covid-19 vaccine doses in 7 days

May 25, 2021May 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A delivery of 274 950 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 reached Bulgaria on May 24, the Health Ministry said.

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 21 ‘orange zones’, 4 ‘red zones’

May 25, 2021May 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning an infection rate of 120 or higher

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 17 513

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

The deaths of a total of 17 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the

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More than 500 000 people in Bulgaria have completed vaccination against Covid-19

May 24, 2021May 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of people in Bulgaria who have completed the vaccination cycle against Covid-19 has passed the 500 000-mark, having

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 237 deaths, 8588 fewer active cases

May 23, 2021May 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 237 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 27 deaths, 2.5% tests positive

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

Twenty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 vaccination ‘green corridors’ at 4 hospitals in Sofia on long weekend

May 21, 2021May 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

“Green corridors” offering vaccinations against Covid-19 for all comers will be open at four hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia

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Warmer weather forecast for Bulgaria’s three-day long weekend

May 21, 2021May 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Mostly sunny skies and warmer weather has been forecast for Bulgaria’s three-day weekend from May 22 to 24. The long

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