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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 25 000-mark, as country marks highest Covid death toll in a week in 2021

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 death toll in Bulgaria has passed the 25 000-mark, with 25 005 Covid-19 deaths recorded, according to the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 185 deaths, 4734 new cases

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

A total of 185 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Covid-19: Vaccination points in Sofia, several other districts, this weekend

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

There will be 11 Covid-19 municipal special vaccination points in Sofia on November 6 and 7, while Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

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Bulgaria’s 2021 presidential elections: No candidate worked for communist-era secret services, Dossier Commission says

November 5, 2021November 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, Bulgaria’s statutory body empowered to check people in various walks of public life for affiliation to the

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Bulgaria’s wine production up 7% in 2021, but lower than five-year average

November 5, 2021November 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff wine

Bulgaria’s wine production added up to 0.9 million hectolitres in 2021, a level seven per cent higher than in 2020

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Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria plummets

November 5, 2021November 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-month poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in Bulgaria fell by 10.8

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 166 deaths, 4662 new cases

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

A total of 166 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: Health Minister order halts most scheduled surgeries

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has signed an order that would suspend the scheduled admission of patients and most

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 dark red zone districts rise to 26

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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