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Caretaker Health Minister: Bulgaria will be a Covid-19 ‘orange zone’ in up to 10 days

August 6, 2021August 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If current trends continue, Bulgaria will move from the “green zone” to “orange zone” level of the rate of Covid-19

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Vaccination points in Sofia this weekend

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There will be “green corridor” vaccination points for jabs against Covid-19 in five shopping malls in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 14 deaths, 500 new cases

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fourteen 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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Bulgaria 

From August 11, arrivals in Israel from Bulgaria must go into 14-day quarantine

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

As of August 11, all passengers arriving in Israel from Bulgaria will be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine, regardless

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Europe 

Covid-19: EMA, ECDC urge vaccination as Delta variant cases rise

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 4 deaths, 429 new cases

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four 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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Advisory issued against ‘non-essential’ travel to Greece, Turkey and Cyprus

August 4, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on August 4 that it was advising Bulgarian nationals to avoid “non-essential” trips to Greece, Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 3 deaths, 462 new cases

August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 52 Delta variant cases found in 54 samples

August 3, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) has completed the sequencing of 54 samples taken from Covid-19 patients

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