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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 27-year-old who died had fake vaccination certificate

November 26, 2021November 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 27-year-old Covid-19 patient who died in Tsaritsa Joanna hospital in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia had a fake vaccination certificate,

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Bulgaria’s coalition government negotiations: Agreement not to cut pensions

November 26, 2021November 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The four parties to the talks on policies of a possible future coalition government of Bulgaria agreed on November 26

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 113 deaths, 2370 new cases

November 26, 2021November 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 113 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Ultra-nationalists try to disrupt protest in Bulgaria’s capital against violence against women

November 25, 2021November 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

There were tensions on the night of November 25 as a small group of ultra-nationalists tried to disrupt a protest

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria faces severe lack of Covid-19 tests for school pupils

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A few weeks after introducing a system allowing first- to fourth-grade pupils to return to in-person classes provided that they

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Delta variant found in all 554 sequenced samples – NCIPD

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on November 25 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s coalition government negotiations: Electric cars and a new Interior Ministry law

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

On the third day of negotiations on the policies of a possible future coalition government, participants in the working group

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Bulgaria 

ECDC: Covid-19 full vaccinations in Bulgaria 24.7%, in EU-EEA 65.8%

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The cumulative uptake of full vaccination against Covid-19 among the total population of Bulgaria as of November 25 is 24.7

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EMA recommends approval for Comirnaty jab for children aged 5 to 11

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on November 25 that its human medicines committee had recommended granting an extension of indication for

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