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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’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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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister issues orders to hospitals over rising Covid-19 cases

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

Against a background of the worsening incidence of Covid-19 in Bulgaria and reports received by the Ministry of Health about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate rises to yellow zone level

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

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate has risen to 102.55 per 100 000 population on a 14-day basis, putting the country

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Bulgaria 

Number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 yellow zones rises to four

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Vratsa has become the fourth in Bulgaria to rise above the threshold to be reclassified from a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 morbidity rate continues to climb

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national Covid-19 morbidity rate has continued to climb in the past week, going by figures posted on the unified

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Bulgaria 

In first week, 2703 people in Bulgaria got second booster dose against Covid-19

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the first week that Bulgaria started offering second booster doses of vaccines against Covid-19, a total of 2703 people

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Bulgaria 

Two more districts in Bulgaria change from Covid-19 green zones to yellow zones

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

The districts of Varna and Bourgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast have crossed the threshold to be reclassified from Covid-19

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