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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 29 000-mark

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

With 208 deaths registered in the past day of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s

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Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q3 2021

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

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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WCC co-leader presents further details of Bulgaria’s proposed government

December 6, 2021December 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The distribution of seats in the cabinet to be proposed by the We Continue the Change (WCC) party, winner of

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Bulgaria issues warning of dangerous weather for 3 districts

December 6, 2021December 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for three districts for December 7 because of forecast

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 47 deaths, 706 new cases registered

December 6, 2021December 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 47 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: Delta variant found in all 515 sequenced samples – NCIPD

December 5, 2021December 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has said that it has completed the sequencing of 515 samples

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

December 5, 2021December 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria releases its 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry video

December 5, 2021December 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Intention, the song that is Bulgaria’s entry in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, made its debut on public broadcaster Bulgarian

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Covid-19: Rules for travel to England from abroad change on December 7

December 5, 2021December 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From December 7 at 4am GMT, everyone aged 12 years and over must take a PCR or LFD Covid-19 test within two

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