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Bulgarian Health Minister’s order on ‘green certificate’ exemption: Details

October 20, 2021March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued the order on changes to anti-epidemic measures that will take effect from

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Covid-19: Schools in Bulgaria’s capital, several municipalities go over to distance learning

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and municipalities in five other districts are going over to distance learning as of

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Bulgaria’s state IT firm: Covid green certificates being downloaded at rate of 1000 a minute

October 20, 2021October 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

After Bulgaria announced new measures requiring “green certificates” for admission to indoor public places as of October 21, nearly 50

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Poll: 55.1% of Bulgarians have positive view of jabs against Covid-19, 43.6% against

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 55.1 per cent of Bulgarians have a positive view of vaccines against Covid-19 and see them as limiting the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Dark red zone districts rise to 16

October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 124 deaths, 4957 new cases

October 20, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe team new coronavirus

A total of 124 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: ‘Green certificate’ to be required for admission to indoor public places

October 19, 2021October 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All activities in indoor public places, from large shops in malls to restaurants to cinemas and other places, will require

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2021 was 797.1M euro

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of 2021 stood at 797.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 districts are dark red zones

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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