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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 135 deaths, 4922 new cases

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

A total of 135 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister sets rules for returning to in-person school classes

November 3, 2021November 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

School pupils may return to in-person learning from November 8 in municipalities where the Covid-19 morbidity is less than 500

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Bulgaria 

Unicef names opera star Yoncheva new national ambassador in Bulgaria

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Talented Bulgarian opera singer Sonya Yoncheva is the new Unicef national ambassador in Bulgaria, Unicef said on November 3. She

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2021 was 5.5%

November 3, 2021November 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2021 was 5.5 per cent, down from 5.6 per cent in August and up from

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Kurdzhali becomes red zone

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Kurdzhali has crossed the threshold to be classified as a Covid-19 red zone, meaning a morbidity rate

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 145 deaths, 5863 new cases

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 145 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: ‘Not just a health crisis, a national disaster’

November 2, 2021November 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria is critical and will be so in the next few weeks, caretaker Health Minister Stoicho

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 24 000-mark, with record number of deaths in a day

November 2, 2021November 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll has passed the 24 000-mark, adding up to 24 309, with 310 deaths registered in the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Delta variant found in all 447 sequenced samples – NCIPD

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said late on November 1 that it has completed the sequencing

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