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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Cases of suspected UK variant of Covid-19 rising

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

The number of suspected cases in Bulgaria of the UK variant of Covid-19 is increasing, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Sofia among districts back in ‘red zone’

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is once again a “red zone” in terms of the rate of Covid-19 infections, with the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 36 deaths, 3283 vaccinations in past day

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-six 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’s Health Minister issues rule on quarantine for arrivals

February 2, 2021February 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian nationals and permanent residents that are subject to self-isolation after entering the country without a negative PCR test can

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Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate EU anti-fraud body’s findings

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on February 2 that it would look into the findings of an investigation closed recently by

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 97 more deaths, 1509 vaccinations in past day

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national information system said on February 2 that 97 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 had died in

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EU anti-fraud body seeks recovery of nearly 6M euro after alleged abuse of power at Bulgarian ministry

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior breached the terms of a grant agreement by using European Union money to buy

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Online register for vaccinations being readied, Health Minister says

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian nationals who want a Covid-19 vaccine jab will be able to put their names down in an electronic register,

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Victims of communism commemorated in Bulgaria

February 1, 2021February 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Leaders on the right and centre of Bulgaria’s political spectrum honoured the victims of the country’s communist era in annual

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