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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 32 deaths, 1301 new cases registered

August 17, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 32 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Deputy Health Minister: Bulgaria is now a Covid-19 orange zone

August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has crossed the threshold to become a Covid-19 orange zone, with a current morbidity rate of 113 per 100

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Bulgaria joins international declaration on deteriorating situation in Afghanistan

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has added its voice to an international declaration on the situation in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.0% inflation in July

August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) rose by three per cent in July, up from 2.7 per cent inflation recorded

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 84 Delta variant cases found in 85 samples

August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 85 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 5 deaths, 4.72% tests positive

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

Five 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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Special sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament on beating of anti-government protesters

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

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Iva Miteva, has called a special sitting of Parliament for August 17 after new

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 87 deaths, active cases rose by 3898

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

Eighty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the country’s death toll

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Covid-19: Bulgaria adds Israel to red list of countries with travel restrictions

August 14, 2021August 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued an order amending the list of foreign countries classified respectively as red,

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