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France eases entry requirements for EU citizens as of June 9

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In view of the number of infections that have been falling for weeks, the French government is easing the entry

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 6 deaths, 1.17% tests positive

June 9, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-29 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: All 28 districts are ‘yellow zones’

June 8, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are Covid-19 “yellow zones”, meaning an infection rate of 20 to 59.9 per 100 000

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 17 854

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 17 854, after the deaths of 34 people who had tested positive for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 2.5% economic growth in Q1 2021

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister pensions off NCIPD head Kantardzhiev

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Staff of Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) protested outside the Health Ministry on June 7 after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receiving more than 447 000 doses of Covid-19 jabs over 7 days

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 184 860 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on June 7, following a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, fewer than 1% tests positive

June 7, 2021June 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of 5601 tests for Covid-19 done in Bulgaria on Sunday, 47 – about 0.83 per cent – proved positive, according

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues EU certificates of recovery from Covid-19

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

Bulgaria has begun issuing EU-format certificates of recovery from Covid-19, Informatsionno Obsluzhvane, Bulgaria’s state-owned IT company, said. Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

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