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Bulgaria eases rules for return to in-person school classes

December 9, 2021December 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From December 15, in-person classes will be allowed at schools in Bulgaria if there is consent for 30 per cent

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Bulgaria’s anti-corruption body probes Health Ministry over purchases of Covid tests for pupils

December 9, 2021December 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission said on December 9 that it had begun an investigation into the Ministry of Health in connection

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Bulgaria’s WCC hopes for coalition government agreement on December 10

December 9, 2021December 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The co-leaders of Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change (WCC) party have expressed hope that agreement on a coalition government will

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Sofia reclassified from dark red to red zone

December 9, 2021December 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 dark red zones – meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 116 deaths, 1652 new cases

December 9, 2021December 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 116 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 103 deaths, 2299 new cases

December 8, 2021December 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 103 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s President to await coalition deal before handing over government-forming mandate

December 7, 2021December 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on December 7 that he hoped that within a few days he would be able

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For now, Bulgaria’s MPs will not need Covid green certificate to enter Parliament building

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A December 7 meeting of the Bulgarian Parliament’s presiding officers and parliamentary group leaders did not accept a proposal for

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 18 red zones, 7 dark red zones

December 7, 2021December 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or

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