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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 6 deaths, 1.17% tests positive

June 9, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-29 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister replaces National Police chief

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In the latest of a series of senior personnel changes made by Bulgaria’s interim government since taking office on May

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All 28 districts are ‘yellow zones’

June 8, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are Covid-19 “yellow zones”, meaning an infection rate of 20 to 59.9 per 100 000

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 17 854

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 17 854, after the deaths of 34 people who had tested positive for

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Bulgaria reports 2.5% economic growth in Q1 2021

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister pensions off NCIPD head Kantardzhiev

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Staff of Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) protested outside the Health Ministry on June 7 after

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Bulgaria receiving more than 447 000 doses of Covid-19 jabs over 7 days

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 184 860 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on June 7, following a

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US sanctions: Bulgaria’s caretaker PM slams domestic security services

June 7, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

It is extremely worrying and humiliating to receive information from outside about the existence of serious corrupt practices, against which

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Greece, Spain ease rules for Bulgarians

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian citizens may also present an EU Digital Covid Certificate to enter Greece, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said. The

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