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Month: December 2020

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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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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Flights between Bulgaria and UK banned, 10-day quarantine for arrivals from UK

December 20, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At a meeting on December 20 between Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: Vaccinations begin on December 27 in Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas

December 20, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The process of vaccination against Covid-19 will start on December 27 in Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia, Plovdiv and Bourgas, Chief

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 925 more deaths, active cases fell

December 20, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 925 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo resort opens 2020/21 ski season

December 19, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Pamporovo opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 19, with required precautions in place to prevent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Easy to shut down everything, but people wouldn’t cope mentally

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

It would be very easy to shut down absolutely everything, but people would not be able to cope mentally, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

US, UK embassies back Bulgaria’s expulsion of Russian diplomat for spying

December 19, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The embassies of the United States and the United Kingdom in Sofia have issued statements in support of Bulgaria’s announcement

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 157 more deaths, while active cases and patients in hospital decrease

December 19, 2020July 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred and fifty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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