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Covid-19: Bulgaria imposes quarantine on arrivals from Africa

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of midnight on March 13, everyone arriving in Bulgaria not subject to a ban on entry and arriving from

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: PM Borissov orders suspension of AstraZeneca jabs

March 12, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 12 that he ordered a temporary halt to mass vaccination using the

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Rousse, other districts latest to step up measures

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against a backdrop of a sharp increase of people in Bulgaria’s Danube district of Rousse newly infected with Covid-19, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January 2021 down 6.1% y/y

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of good exported from Bulgaria in January 2021 added up to 4.68 billion leva, 6.1 per cent

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 11 000-mark

March 12, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death

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Covid-19: More districts in Bulgaria announce stepped-up measures

March 11, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s districts of Kyustendil, Kurdzhali and Pazardzhik have become the latest to announce stepped-up measures against the spread of Covid-19

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Bulgaria 

Revenue from foreigners at Bulgarian accommodation establishments in January down 79.4% y/y

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from foreigners at accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 79.4 per cent lower than in January 2020,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Very steep rise in mortality curve

March 11, 2021March 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There is a very steep rise in the Covid-19 mortality curve in Bulgaria, with the largest increase since September, national

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Bulgaria’s elections: Poll shows attitudes on LGBTI issues

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Four in ten Bulgarians would be willing to vote for a political party with a positive message on LGBTI rights,

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