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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 157 deaths, 2001 new cases registered

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

The deaths of 157 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

18 000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 for children arrive in Bulgaria

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

A consignment of 18 000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 for children has arrived in Bulgaria, Health Minister Assena Serbezova

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Bulgaria 

EMA recommends Nuvaxovid jab against Covid-19 for authorisation in EU

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

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on December 20 that it had recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 35 deaths, 456 new cases registered

December 20, 2021December 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 35 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Armenia wins Junior Eurovision 2021

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Armenia’s contestant Maléna and her song Qami Qami won the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Paris on December 19,

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Bulgaria 

Germany changes entry rules for arrivals from Bulgaria

December 19, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of December 19, Germany has reclassified Bulgaria as no longer a high-risk Covid-19 area, meaning that the requirements for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 561 deaths, 10 181 new cases

December 19, 2021December 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 561 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Delta variant found in all 367 sequenced samples – NCIPD

December 19, 2021December 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on December 19 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

2021/22 ski season opens in Bulgaria’s Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets

December 18, 2021December 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2021/22 ski season has opened in Bulgaria’s mountain resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets. For full details of lift

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