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Clocks in Bulgaria change to summer daylight saving time at 3am on March 28 2021

March 25, 2021March 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 28 2021 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: PM overrules move to allow big non-food stores to re-open

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov overruled on March 25 a move by Economy Minister Luchezar Borissov to allow big non-food

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital may have quarantine lifted earlier

March 25, 2021March 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital after treatment may have their quarantine lifted earlier if they have two negative PCR tests

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 70% ICU beds occupied, Health Minister says hospitals coping

March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy per cent of the intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients and 69 per cent of beds for non-emergency cases

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll 12 413, positive tests 25.6%

March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 106 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Some places have run out of hospital beds

March 24, 2021March 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are serious shortages of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients in several parts of Bulgaria and some places already have

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 119 more deaths, 24.4% of tests positive

March 24, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 119 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Johns Hopkins: Bulgaria has world’s 10th-highest Covid-19 death rate per 100 000 population

March 23, 2021March 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has the 10th-highest Covid-19 death rate per 100 000 population in the world, according to figures posted on March

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Bulgaria 

Russian Foreign Ministry calls Bulgaria’s expulsion of diplomats a ‘witch hunt’

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described Bulgaria’s expulsion of two staff from the Russian embassy in Sofia as without

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