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Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: Goal is get up to 75% of population vaccinated against Covid-19

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The state must provide an opportunity for every Bulgarian citizen to be vaccinated against Covid-19. However, the idea is to

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Alpha Research poll: 46.7% of Bulgarians intend getting vaccinated against Covid-19

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 46.7 per cent of Bulgarians intend getting vaccinated against Covid-19 while 49.8 per cent do not, according to the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 146 more deaths, active cases rise to 93 981

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 146 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria’s election watchdog gets eight bids in tender to buy voting machines

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said on December 8 that it has received eight bids in its tender to purchase

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister ready to re-open kindergartens if trends permit

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on December 8 that he was prepared to issue an order allowing the re-opening

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Saab in deal with Lürssen to equip Bulgarian Navy’s new patrol vessels

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Saab said on December 8 that it had signed a contract with German shipbuilding company Lürssen and received an order

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy receives 3 freezers for vaccines

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy (MMA) has taken delivery of three of the latest generation of Panasonic low-temperature freezers, ready to

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Defence Ministry signs 50M leva contract with Bulgarian firm for 98 armoured vehicles

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov signed on December 8 a contract worth 49.9 million leva (about 25.5 million euro) with

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Deaths in Bulgaria in November 2020 close to double those in November 2019

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 15 964 people died in Bulgaria in November 2020, close to double the 8115 deaths recorded in

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