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Bulgaria campaigns to encourage Roma minority to get vaccinated against Covid-19

June 22, 2021June 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Facing a disturbingly low rate of vaccinations against Covid-19 among Bulgaria’s Roma minority, fuelled by misinformation about vaccines, the Health

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Price levels at restaurants and hotels in Bulgaria 46% of EU average

June 22, 2021June 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2020, the price level for restaurants and hotels in EU countries was three times as high in the most

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursion on June 26

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering a steam train excursion from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Tryavna and Plachkovtsi on June 26.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 yellow zones, 11 green zones – NCIPD

June 22, 2021June 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventeen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones and the remaining 11 are green zones, according to the report by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll hits 18 000-mark

June 22, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 10 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Representatives of top German tourism firms visit Bulgaria ahead of resumption of charter flights

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Stella Baltova participated in the official opening of an expedition tour intended to present Bulgaria as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister amends rules for hospital visits

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has issued an order that takes effect on June 22, allowing visits to patients

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Spain eases rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Spain is abolishing the requirement to submit diagnostic tests for Covid-19, vaccination certificates or virus recovery documents for those arriving

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: Children over 12 may receive Pfizer-BioNTech jab against Covid-19

June 21, 2021June 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on June 21 “in connection with a number of inquiries received” that of June 3, children

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