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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage remains dominant – NCIPD

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on August 12 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria eases mask-wearing rule

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev issued an order on August 9 easing the rules about mandatory wearing of protective

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Europe 

EC and Moderna adapt delivery schedules of Covid-19 vaccines

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) and Moderna have reached an agreement to better address EU countries needs for Covid-19 vaccines for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 55 deaths, 10 398 new cases

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 55 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, according

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: One in three passengers ‘surprised’ by mask rule

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

One in three passengers arriving at Sofia Airport on early flights on August 4 was surprised by the anti-epidemic measures

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Bulgaria 

Order on anti-Covid measures in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia amended

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

The order on measures against the spread of Covid-19 in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, taking effect on August 4, has

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Nineteen districts are orange zones

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Nineteen out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 orange zones, according to the scale for morbidity newly put

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia heightens anti-Covid measures

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia regional health inspectorate has issued an order introducing heightened anti-epidemic measures in the Bulgarian capital city, to come

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry approves rule for second booster after Janssen jab

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on August 2 that it had approved the recommendations of an expert panel regarding the

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