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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 162 deaths, 3449 new cases registered

December 30, 2021December 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 162 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Kantardzhiev: Booster dose key against Omicron variant of Covid-19

December 29, 2021January 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Whoever has had two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 should receive a booster dose, for enhanced protection against

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Yellow zones rise to 17

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventeen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as Covid-19 yellow zones – meaning a morbidity rate from

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 34 deaths, 1235 new cases registered

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-four 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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New pass prices take effect at Bulgaria’s mountain ski resorts

December 28, 2021January 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The days of season-opening promotional prices at Bulgaria’s major winter ski resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets are over, with

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 15 yellow zones, 12 red, one green

December 28, 2021December 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 100 and 249.9

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 49 deaths, 1278 new cases registered

December 28, 2021December 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 49 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Strong turnout at Bulgaria’s Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets resorts

December 27, 2021December 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s three major winter snow sports resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets are reporting strong visitor turnout in the week

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 46 deaths, 838 new cases registered

December 27, 2021December 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 46 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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