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EC’s Joint Research Centre: New PCR test detects Omicron variant

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has confirmed the validity of the Omicron-specific detection method it has developed, the Commission said

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 red zones, 10 yellow, one green

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 yellow zones, meaning a morbidity rate from 100 to 249.9 per

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 64 deaths, 1883 new cases

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixty-four people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s Covid-19 death

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Bulgaria 

EU Digital Covid Certificate to be valid for nine months for intra-EU travel

December 21, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) said that it had adopted on December 21 rules relating to the EU Digital Covid Certificate,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opening 69 Covid-19 vaccination points for children aged five to 11

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is opening an initial 69 vaccination points, in district capitals and smaller towns, to administer jabs against Covid-19 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kurdzhali district classified as Covid-19 green zone

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Kurdzhali district has become a Covid-19 green zone, meaning a morbidity rate of less than 100 per 100 000

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 157 deaths, 2001 new cases registered

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 157 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

18 000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 for children arrive in Bulgaria

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A consignment of 18 000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 for children has arrived in Bulgaria, Health Minister Assena Serbezova

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Bulgaria 

EMA recommends Nuvaxovid jab against Covid-19 for authorisation in EU

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on December 20 that it had recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine

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