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Bulgaria’s Health Minister in strong call on vaccination

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

In a lengthy post on Facebook, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Assena Serbezova has called on those who have chosen not to

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Bourgas, Varna districts become dark red zones

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

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 dark red zones has risen to four after Bourgas and Varna

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Bulgaria recalls consul controversially appointed to Valencia

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Three weeks after taking office, Bulgaria’s new government is recalling a former head of the country’s anti-corruption commission who was

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 157 deaths, 6252 new cases registered

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

The deaths of 157 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria to step up rules for entry from ‘red zone’ countries

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

Bulgaria is to amend its rules for entry to the country, to require those arriving from a country classified as

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Bulgaria: ‘Corruption’ in contracting for antigen tests for pupils referred to prosecutors

January 4, 2022January 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption body said on January 4 that it had referred to prosecutors the findings of its investigation into procedures

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As Covid case numbers worsen, Bulgaria’s capital steps up checks on anti-epidemic measures

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

The mayor of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, Yordanka Fandukova, said on January 4 that the municipality was stepping up checks

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 53 deaths, 1918 new cases registered

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

The deaths of 53 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Authorities to discuss anti-epidemic measures as Omicron wave looms

January 3, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s health authorities will discuss on January 4 whether to tighten anti-epidemic measures as the country faces the prospect of

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