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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: EC approves wage support scheme extension

March 30, 2021April 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, new coronavirus

The European Commission said on March 30 that it has approved the extension and modification of a Bulgarian wage-support programme

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy: ‘Green corridor’ for vaccinations until April 4

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The “green corridor” for vaccinations against Covid-19 at the Military Medical Academy in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will remain open

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: 203 Covid-19 deaths reported on March 30 date from 4 days

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The 203 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive in Bulgaria reported by the national information system on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: For second week, all districts are ‘red zones’

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the second consecutive week, all of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning an infection rate

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Bulgaria 

Health Minister: Bulgaria to ease anti-epidemic measures from April 1

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria will ease some of its measures against the spread of Covid-19 from April 1, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 203 deaths, 1182 more active cases registered

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the past 24 hours, the deaths of 203 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM silent on whether heightened anti-epidemic measures will be extended

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

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov met top health officials on March 29 to discuss the Covid-19 situation, but remained silent

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Bulgaria 

Covid in Bulgaria: ‘Green corridors’ for vaccinations at 2 hospitals in Sofia on March 29

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

Two hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are offering “green corridors” for all comers wanting vaccinations against Covid-19 on March

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Bulgaria 

Foreign visitors’ arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in February 2021 down 81.7% y/y

March 29, 2021March 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of arrivals in Bulgaria of visitors from abroad for holidays in February 2021 was 81.7 per cent lower

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