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Kyustendil is sixth district in Bulgaria to become a Covid-19 dark red zone

October 8, 2021October 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Kyustendil has become the sixth in Bulgaria to be classified as a Covid-19 dark red zone, meaning

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 94 deaths, 2302 new cases

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

Ninety-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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: Allow two weeks between flu and Covid-19 jabs

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

Influenza has not disappeared, but because of the pandemic, more research is currently being done on Covid-19, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

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Bulgaria’s election body opens talks to buy 1600 voting machines

October 7, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on October 6 that it opened direct negotiations to purchase 1600 Smartmatic voting

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NCIPD: 5 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

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

The number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 91 deaths, 2542 new cases

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

Ninety-one 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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Caretaker Cabinet extends ’60:40′ wage support scheme

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved on October 6 the extension of its main wage support programme, put in place as a

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Bulgaria 

Evacuation of crew from vessel stranded on Bulgaria’s coast begins

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

The evacuation of the nine-member crew from the Vera Su, the cargo vessel that has been stranded on Bulgaria’s northern

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: Democratic Bulgaria endorses Lozan Panov in presidential race

October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The constituent parties of the Democratic Bulgaria coalition have endorsed the candidacy of Lozan Panov, head of the Supreme Cassation

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