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Voting opens in Bulgaria’s April 4 parliamentary elections

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Polling stations opened on April 4 for Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, with 6985 candidates – from a total of 22 political

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Bulgaria 

Medicines Agency: Bulgaria will get 3.2M RNA vaccines in next 3 months

April 3, 2021April 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Medicines Agency head Bogdan Kirilov said on April 3 that in the next three months, Bulgaria would receive more than

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ weather warning for 4 Bulgarian districts on April 4

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather for four districts for April 4 because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 125 more deaths, 10 382 in hospital

April 3, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 125 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Hospital in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv offers 24/7 ‘green corridor’ for Covid-19 vaccinations

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Pulmed hospital in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has a “green corridor” for Covid-19 vaccinations, open 24 hours a day, seven

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: Alcohol bans in Plovdiv, other places

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has banned the sale, serving and consumption of alcohol in public catering establishments and other public

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: Exacta poll sees Borissov’s party strengthening lead over BSP

April 2, 2021April 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

A poll by the Exacta Research Group, the results of which were released on the final day of election campaigning

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Bulgaria 

‘Green corridors’ for Covid-19 vaccinations at 5 hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital

April 2, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Vaccinations against Covid-19, using the AstraZeneca vaccine, are available for all comers at various times and dates at five hospitals

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PM: Bulgaria to receive more than 1.25M doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine in next 3 months

April 2, 2021April 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria will receive a further more than 1.25 million doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 from the rest of

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