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Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces Covid-19 national vaccination headquarters

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Meeting on June 30, Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided to suspend the national vaccination headquarters against Covid-19, set up by the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: All voting machines needed for July elections now available

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

All the voting machines needed for the July 11 early parliamentary elections are now available, Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Stefan

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 9 deaths, 0.61% tests positive

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nine 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 July elections: 50 candidates worked for communist-era secret service

June 29, 2021July 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe team Bulgaria elections 2021, Dossier Commission

Fifty of the candidates from various parties competing in Bulgaria’s July 2021 early parliamentary elections worked for the country’s communist-era

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Covid-19 Delta variant in Bulgaria: Health officials step up calls to get vaccinated

June 29, 2021July 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Health authorities in Bulgaria are urging the public to be vaccinated against Covid-19, against the background of confirmed cases of

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened in June

June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found gloomier views among managers in the country’s industry

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 18 green zones, 10 yellow zones – NCIPD

June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighteen districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 green zones and the remaining 10 are yellow zones, according to the report by

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 13 deaths registered, 15 fewer active cases

June 29, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 13 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Seven new cases of Delta variant, first Beta variant case reported

June 28, 2021June 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 and the first case of the Beta variant have been confirmed in

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