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Day: December 21, 2020

Bulgaria 

European Medicines Agency recommends BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for authorisation in EU

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on December 21 that it had recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for the vaccine Comirnaty, developed

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EC approves 51M leva in state aid for Bulgarian tourism sector

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on December 21 that it has approved 51 million leva, or about 26 million euro, in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors probe fake PCR tests certificates after arrest at Romanian border

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The District Prosecutor’s Office in Rousse has started pre-trial proceedings after a person was arrested at the Bulgarian-Romanian border checkpoint

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Bulgaria 

Dimo Stoyanov, vocalist of Bulgarian group P.I.F, dies of Covid-19 – report

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Dimo Stoyanov, vocalist and musician with popular Bulgarian alternative/pop-rock band P.I.F, has died at the age of 45 after weeks

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 58 more deaths, active cases drop by 1624

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 58 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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