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Facing rising migrant pressure, Bulgaria deploys hundreds of troops at Turkish, Greek borders

August 26, 2021August 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Several hundred Bulgarian military service personnel will help guard the Bulgarian border to prevent illegal entry into Bulgarian territory, caretaker

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Kunchev: Measures at national level when Covid-19 morbidity reaches 300 out of 100 000

August 26, 2021August 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

When an average level of Covid-19 infection exceeds a threshold of more than 300 per 100 000 population in the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 48 deaths, 1601 new cases

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-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 to receive up to 70 Afghan citizens who worked at embassy, international bodies

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided on August 25 to provide support and asylum to up to 70 citizens of Afghanistan who

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Covid-19: Bulgaria extends epidemic declaration to November 30

August 25, 2021August 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At its sitting on August 25, Bulgaria’s caretaker government extended the country’s Covid-19 epidemic declaration by three months to the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 33 deaths, 1911 new cases

August 25, 2021August 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-three 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: 254 Delta variant cases found in 262 samples

August 24, 2021August 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 262 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Two districts are red zones, 25 yellow zones

August 24, 2021August 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The districts of Bourgas and Veliko Turnovo are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9 per

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 57 deaths, 1891 new cases registered

August 24, 2021August 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 57 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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