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Bulgaria’s former health minister slams Katsarov’s ‘criminal negligence’ as Covid-19 deaths soar

October 26, 2021October 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s former health minister Kostadin Angelov has launched a scathing attack on his successor, pointing to four record Covid-19 figures

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Dark red zones rise to 20 out of 28

October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty out of 28 of the districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, according to the Health Ministry’s classification,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 243 deaths, 5863 new cases registered

October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 243 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Inspections, queues as Bulgaria’s ‘grace period’ for Covid green certificates ends

October 25, 2021October 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Checks by combined teams of police and regional health inspectorate teams began at shopping malls in Sofia and other places

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Bulgaria’s Health, Education Ministers propose spending 13M leva on free Covid tests for primary school pupils

October 25, 2021October 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker ministers of health and education are to ask the cabinet to agree to provide 13 million leva (about

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 40 deaths, 1370 new cases registered

October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 40 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria’s President attempts damage control over Covid-19 measures controversy

October 24, 2021October 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev held an emergency meeting on October 24 of the caretaker cabinet he appointed, to respond to

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 23 000-mark, with 802 in past week

October 24, 2021October 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll in Bulgaria among those who had tested positive for Covid-19 has passed the 23 000-mark, reaching 23

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Katsarov: If green certificate measures do not work within 10-15 days, Bulgaria faces ‘complete lockdown’

October 23, 2021October 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If the measures involving the Covid “green certificate” do not work within 10 to 15 days, “the alternative is a

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