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Bulgarian arrested in Bansko for issuing unauthorised Covid test certificates

February 5, 2022February 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Police in Bansko have taken into custody a 40-year-old man who was conducting Covid-19 tests and issuing certificates without the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 100 deaths, 8116 new cases

February 5, 2022February 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in 249 of 334 samples sequenced by NCIPD

February 4, 2022February 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on February 4 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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US delegation to visit Bulgaria for talks on Russian aggression towards Ukraine

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

US State Department counsellor Derek Chollet is to lead an inter-agency delegation to Sofia, Bucharest, and Brussels from February 7 to 11 to engage with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: More districts announce decisions on school attendance

February 4, 2022February 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More districts in Bulgaria have announced their decisions about school attendance when the new term begins on February 7. Decisions

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria rises

February 4, 2022May 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

In January 2022, the total consumer confidence indicator in Bulgaria rose by 1.7 percentage points in comparison with October 2021,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: 450M leva aid for electricity bills at schools, community centres

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

A sum of 450 million leva is available for compensation for schools, community centres and children’s homes facing high electricity

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 96 deaths, 8142 new cases

February 4, 2022February 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-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 

Poll: Bulgarians critical of government’s response to rising electricity bills

February 3, 2022February 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Three-quarters of Bulgarian households are experiencing difficulties because of rising electricity bills and are trying to take steps to reduce

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