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Bulgaria’s PM congratulates new N Macedonian counterpart Kovachevski

January 17, 2022January 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has congratulated social democrat leader Dimitar Kovachevski on being elected to head the new coalition

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 44 deaths, 2379 new cases registered

January 17, 2022January 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 44 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 morbidity rate crosses four-figure threshold

January 16, 2022January 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of January 16, the Covid-19 morbidity rate in Bulgaria has crossed the four-figure threshold, according to figures posted by

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 526 deaths, record number of new cases

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 526 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s north-central region heads for strictest restrictions as ICU beds fill

January 15, 2022January 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A map published by Bulgaria’s government on January 15 shows that intensive care beds in the country’s north-central region are

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Bulgarian PM’s N Macedonia visit to go ahead on January 18

January 15, 2022January 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

The official visit by a delegation led by Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to the Republic of North Macedonia will

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Bulgarian parliamentary committee quarantined after MP positive for Covid-19

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All those who attended a meeting this week of the Bulgarian National Assembly’s budget and finance committee, as well as

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Bulgaria adds more countries to red zone list, changes rules for arrival of children

January 15, 2022January 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has lengthened its list of foreign countries classified as Covid-19 red zones and changed the rules for the arrival

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 32 000-mark

January 15, 2022January 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 80 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 registered in the past day, the country’s

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