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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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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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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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, about 24% tests positive

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

Of the 4094 tests for Covid-19 done in Bulgaria on Sunday, a total of 983 – about 24 per cent

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Covid-19 vaccination ‘green corridors’ at 3 hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital

March 28, 2021March 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The “green corridor” system of vaccinations against Covid-19 for all who want, without an appointment, continued at Tsaritsa Joanna Hospital

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 684 deaths, 67 611 doses of vaccines administered

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

A total of 684 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 89 more deaths, active cases rise by 1061

March 27, 2021March 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-nine people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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