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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia crosses threshold to become Covid-19 red zone

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has crossed the threshold to be reclassified from a Covid-19 yellow zone to a red zone,

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Bulgaria’s PM on Covid-19: No closing of businesses, no travel restrictions

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government does not intend ordering businesses to close, restoring the requirement for Covid certificate or imposing travel restrictions, outgoing

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Close to half of the districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirteen out of 28 districts in Bulgaria are classified as Covid-19 yellow zones, according to the figures in the July

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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry proposes free Covid-19 rapid antigen tests at GPs

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

As the Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria worsens, the country’s Health Ministry is proposing that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)

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Ten districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones

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

Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv and Razgrad have crossed the threshold to be reclassified from Covid-19 green zones to yellow zones,

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EMA and ECDC: Second booster dose against Covid-19 should be considered for people 60-79

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Second booster doses of vaccines against Covid-19 should be considered for people aged 60 to 79 years old and those

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU population continued to decrease for a second year in 2021

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

After a first decline in population growth in 2020 because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Union’s population

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 morbidity rate continued to worsen in past week

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 14-day morbidity rate continued to worsen in the past week, rising from 74.42 per 100 000 population as

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Bulgaria 

Seven districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 yellow zones

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

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 yellow zones – meaning a morbidity rate between 100 and 249.9

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