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Laboratory study: About 43% of Bulgaria’s population have encountered new coronavirus

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 43 per cent of the population of Bulgaria have encountered new coronavirus, according to a study done by Cibalab,

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 17 990

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death of one person in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 was registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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EC map classifies Bulgaria as Covid-19 green zone

June 20, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The latest reopen.europa.eu map of the Covid-19 case notification rate per 100 000 population and test positivity classifies Bulgaria as

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 91 deaths, 2787 fewer active cases

June 20, 2021June 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 91 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, with

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: 4.35M leva contract with voting machine firm signed

June 19, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission has signed a contract worth 4.35 million leva (about 2.22 million euro) with the Ciela Norma

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 7 deaths, 0.71% tests positive

June 19, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven 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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EC: Bulgaria, Romania to get read-only access to Visa Information System in July

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Commission adopted on June 18 a decision determining that as of July 2021, Bulgaria and Romania will gain read-only access

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 23 deaths, 0.8% tests positive

June 18, 2021June 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-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 Delta variant case in Bulgaria: Caretaker Health Minister asks why test result took 2 months

June 17, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov said on June 17 that he had ordered the management of the National Centre

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