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Month: April 2021

Europe 

Covid-19: EU countries agree on technical specifications of Digital Green Certificate

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

One month after the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Green Certificate, representatives in the eHealth Network agreed on guidelines

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Bulgaria 

Health Minister: Bulgaria emerging from Covid-19 third wave

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

Bulgaria is emerging from the third wave of Covid-19, outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a news conference on April

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 100 more deaths, active cases and hospitalisations decreasing

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

A hundred people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Rakia & Spirits Fest – Sofia 2021 in Bulgaria’s capital on May 29 and 30

April 22, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The long-delayed Rakia & Spirits Fest – Sofia 2021 will be held on May 29 and 30, and for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: ITN, DB refuse GERB invitations for talks on proposed government

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

As expected, Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party and Hristo Ivanov’s Democratic Bulgaria (DB) coalition said on April 21 they were turning

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Medicines Agency head: 5.5M doses of Covid-19 vaccines coming by end of June

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Deliveries to Bulgaria of about 5.5 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 are expected by the end of June, Medicines

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: 106 more deaths, active cases decrease again

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

A total of 106 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Janssen Covid-19 vaccine: EMA finds benefits outweigh risks of side-effects

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

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety committee (PRAC) concluded on April 20 that a warning about unusual blood clots with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev hands mandate to Mitov to try to form Cabinet

April 20, 2021April 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

At a formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on April 20, President Roumen Radev handed Daniel Mitov a mandate

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