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Order on anti-Covid measures in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia amended

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

The order on measures against the spread of Covid-19 in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, taking effect on August 4, has

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Bulgaria 

Court action against 58.9% water price hike in Bulgaria’s Bourgas

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

Bourgas mayor Dimitar Nikolov has lodged an application in the Sofia City Administrative Court asking for the annulment of a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Nineteen districts are orange zones

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nineteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 orange zones, according to the scale for morbidity newly put

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government sworn into office

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

At a ceremony on August 2, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev swore into office the caretaker government that he has appointed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia heightens anti-Covid measures

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia regional health inspectorate has issued an order introducing heightened anti-epidemic measures in the Bulgarian capital city, to come

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry approves rule for second booster after Janssen jab

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on August 2 that it had approved the recommendations of an expert panel regarding the

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Eighteen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighteen of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a 14-day morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

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Official: Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections on October 2

August 1, 2022October 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will hold early parliamentary elections on October 2, according to a decree signed by President Roumen Radev. The 47th

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Bulgaria 

More than 60 dead dolphins on Bulgaria’s northern coast so far in 2022

August 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 60 dolphins have been found dead on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast so far this year, according to

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