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Number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 red zones rises to 5

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 red zones – meaning, a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

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Covid-19: Masks mandatory in Sofia public transport from July 25

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

From July 25, it will be mandatory to wear protective masks in public transport in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, according

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Districts classified as yellow zones rise to 24

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-four out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a 14-day morbidity rate between

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv, seven more districts in Bulgaria introduce anti-Covid measures

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Montana, Pernik, Razgrad, Stara Zagora and Haskovo have become the latest to introduce, as

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 23 yellow zones, 3 red zones

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 yellow zones – meaning a 14-day morbidity rate between 100 and

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Bulgaria 

More districts in Bulgaria introduce anti-Covid measures

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Varna, which currently has the highest Covid-19 morbidity rate in Bulgaria, is among the latest to introduce

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bourgas, Yambol districts introduce measures against spread of Covid-19

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Measures against the spread of Covid-19 take effect on July 20 in Bulgaria’s districts of Bourgas and Yambol. In Bourgas,

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Bulgaria 

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

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on July 19 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 3 districts are red zones, 21 yellow zones

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Five more districts in Bulgaria have crossed the threshold to be reclassified from Covid-19 green zones to yellow zones, meaning

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