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Month: December 2020

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Proposal tabled to allow New Year’s Eve events in hotel restaurants

December 29, 2020December 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Mariana Nikolova said on December 29 that she would ask the government, medical authorities and the country’s

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 87 more deaths, active cases fall by 1225

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 87 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Covid-19: Bulgaria to begin tracking vaccine immunity ‘within three months’

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria plans to begin tracking acquired immunity as a result of coronavirus vaccinations in a nationwide survey within three months,

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Russia expels Bulgarian deputy military attache in ‘mirror’ move

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 28 to be handed a

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Bulgaria’s Borovets resort opens 2020/21 ski season

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Borovets opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 28, with required precautions in place to prevent

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 41 more deaths, active cases fall by 975

December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 41 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria’s first Covid-19 vaccinations broadcast live on television

December 27, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national television channels broadcast live the start of the country’s process of vaccination against Covid-19 on December 27, with

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 572 deaths, 5933 fewer active cases

December 27, 2020December 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the past week, a total of 572 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died, bringing the

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First batch of vaccines against Covid-19 arrives in Bulgaria

December 26, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first batch of vaccines against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on December 26, with the immunisation process set to begin

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