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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 72 more deaths, active cases rise by 2469

November 13, 2020November 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-two 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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Bulgaria 

Measure for measure: Bulgaria’s ‘green corridor’ for pensioners to shop sparks rows

November 13, 2020November 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The order by Bulgaria’s Health Minister that supermarkets and pharmacies are required to reserve the 8am-10am period for shopping by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: All districts in Bulgaria are red zones

November 12, 2020November 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as Covid-19 red zones, it emerged at the Health Ministry’s weekly briefing on

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EU ups contribution to COVAX to 500M euro for Covid-19 vaccines for low and middle-income countries

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Union announced on November 12 that it will contribute an additional 100 million in grant funding to support

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends current restrictions to November 30

November 12, 2020March 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced that it has amended the anti-epidemic restrictions, which it imposed last month until November 12, and

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 more deaths, 58 699 active cases

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven 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: Distance learning periods for schools in several parts of Bulgaria extended

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Pupils at high schools in several parts of Bulgaria, including its five largest cities, will continue distance learning for varying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister says no shortage of medicines to treat Covid-19 patients

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At national level, Bulgaria does not have a shortage of any of the medications used to treat Covid-19 patients, Health

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister meets pharma representatives over medicines shortages

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov was holding talks with representatives of the pharmaceutical sector to find a solution to the

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