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Month: May 2021

Europe 

Covid-19: EC proposes to ease restrictions on non-essential travel to EU

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The European Commission (EC) said on May 3 that it was proposing that European Union countries ease the current restrictions

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In first 3 days of Bulgaria’s Easter ‘green corridors’, 21 447 jabs

May 3, 2021May 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 21 447 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in the first three days of Bulgaria’s Easter

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 585 deaths, 8342 fewer active cases

May 2, 2021May 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 585 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party to refuse to try to form government, setting country on course for new elections

May 1, 2021May 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

At a special meeting on May 1, the national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party approved a recommendation by the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister ‘very pleased’ with pace of Covid-19 vaccinations

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a briefing in Plovdiv on May 1 that he was “very pleased” with

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Bulgaria 

Orthodox Easter 2021: ‘Holy Fire’ ritual in Jerusalem

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In an annual ceremony revered by Orthodox Christians as a key part of Easter celebrations, the “Holy Fire” appeared in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past month, 3202 deaths

May 1, 2021May 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 3202 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past month, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first four months of 2021 is 95

May 1, 2021May 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 95 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads from January to the end of April, according to

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Bulgaria 

On first day of Bulgaria’s Easter ‘green corridors’, 12 287 jabs administered

May 1, 2021May 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

On April 30, the first day of Bulgaria’s Easter holidays “green corridors” for Covid-19 vaccinations for all comers, a total

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