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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 

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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Europe 

EC in deal for 4M more doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) said on March 10 that it had reached an agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer for the supply of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister tests positive for Covid-19

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

Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister and one of its deputy prime ministers, has tested positive for Covid-19, she said in

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Bulgaria 

Turnover in online retail sales in Bulgaria in January 2021 up 23.5% y/y

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against the background of the Covid-19 crisis, turnover in retail sales via in the internet in Bulgaria in January 2021

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Bulgaria 

As Covid-19 cases rise, various districts in Bulgaria take new measures

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A number of districts in Bulgaria are taking further measures in the face of the rising number of cases of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 138 deaths, 20.4% of tests positive

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 138 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 in Bulgaria died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet will not hesitate to reimpose restrictions, PM says

March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 9 that his government will not hesitate to tighten restrictions if necessary,

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Bulgaria 

Number of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ districts in Bulgaria rises to 24

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

Twenty-four out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of 200 or higher infected

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