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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 11 000-mark

March 12, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: More districts in Bulgaria announce stepped-up measures

March 11, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s districts of Kyustendil, Kurdzhali and Pazardzhik have become the latest to announce stepped-up measures against the spread of Covid-19

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Bulgaria 

Revenue from foreigners at Bulgarian accommodation establishments in January down 79.4% y/y

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from foreigners at accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 79.4 per cent lower than in January 2020,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Very steep rise in mortality curve

March 11, 2021March 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There is a very steep rise in the Covid-19 mortality curve in Bulgaria, with the largest increase since September, national

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s elections: Poll shows attitudes on LGBTI issues

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Four in ten Bulgarians would be willing to vote for a political party with a positive message on LGBTI rights,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv returns 5th to 12th graders to distance learning

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

For two weeks from March 15, pupils in the fifth to 12th grades in the Plovdiv will go over to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: For second day, positive tests above 20%

March 11, 2021March 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of 13 691 tests for Covid-19 done in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, a total of 2774 – about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Victoria taking ‘Growing Up is Growing Old’ to 2021 Eurovision song contest

March 10, 2021March 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Victoria, Bulgaria’s contestant in Eurovision 2021 will perform “Growing Up is Getting Old” at the song contest in Rotterdam in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Pupils in 5th to 12th grades in Bulgaria’s capital, some other districts, go back to distance learning

March 10, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From March 12 to 26, in-person classes for all pupils from the fifth to 12th grades in Bulgaria’s capital city

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