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Month: December 2021

Europe 

EMA: Janssen vaccine against Covid-19 may be used as booster dose

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe team new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on December 15 that its human medicines committee had concluded that a booster dose

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 21 red zones, seven yellow zones

December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 red zones – meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 76 deaths, 2004 new cases

December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko 2021 season starts on December 17: Strong snowfall, bookings up

December 14, 2021December 17, 2021 Lance Nelson tourism

The winter ski season in Bulgaria’s Bansko resort starts on December 17, with the official opening on Saturday, which comes

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Petkov coalition government: meet the ministers

December 14, 2021August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s 47th National Assembly voted the quadripartite coalition Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov into office on December 13,

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Bulgaria 

EU court in ruling on case of ID document for child of same-sex couple in Bulgaria

December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The Luxembourg-based EU Court of Justice has issued a judgment in the case of a child of a same-sex couple

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 23 red zones, five yellow zones

December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the first time in many weeks, none of the 28 districts in Bulgaria is classified as a Covid-19 dark

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 152 deaths, 1959 new cases registered

December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll has reached 29 688, with 152 deaths registered in the past day among people who had

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes Petkov coalition government into office

December 13, 2021December 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted the quadripartite coalition government headed by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov into office on December 13. The

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