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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 86 deaths, 3440 new cases

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-six 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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‘Code orange’ weather warning for 13 Bulgarian districts on October 16

October 15, 2021October 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for 13 districts for October 16 because of forecast

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Covid-19 dark red zones in Bulgaria now number 11

October 15, 2021October 18, 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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 98 deaths, 3183 new cases

October 15, 2021October 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-eight 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’s caretaker Cabinet approves Covid-19 recovery plan

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved on October 14 the country’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, a proposal for funding under the European

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Delta variant found in all 526 sequenced samples – NCIPD

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said that it has completed the sequencing of 526 samples taken

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Dangerous weather warning for 16 Bulgarian districts over heavy rain on October 15

October 14, 2021October 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for 16 districts for October 15 because of forecast

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Bulgaria’s Varna district becomes ninth Covid-19 dark red zone

October 14, 2021October 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

An October 14 update by the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases showed that Varna had become the ninth

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: Exacta poll sees six-group National Assembly

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

A poll by the Exacta Research Group, the results of which were released a day before the October 15 start

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