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Bulgaria sets single-day record for doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered

April 23, 2021April 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 22 016 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in Bulgaria on April 22, which outgoing Health

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Bulgaria opening ‘green corridors’ for Covid-19 vaccinations from April 30 to May 9

April 22, 2021April 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national vaccination headquarters decided on April 22 that “green corridors” for vaccinations against Covid-19 for all comers will be

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Bulgarian MPs vote to limit outgoing Cabinet’s powers

April 22, 2021April 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed a motion on April 22 that would prevent the government of outgoing Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Health Minister: Bulgaria emerging from Covid-19 third wave

April 22, 2021April 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is emerging from the third wave of Covid-19, outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a news conference on April

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 100 more deaths, active cases and hospitalisations decreasing

April 22, 2021April 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Rakia & Spirits Fest – Sofia 2021 in Bulgaria’s capital on May 29 and 30

April 22, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The long-delayed Rakia & Spirits Fest – Sofia 2021 will be held on May 29 and 30, and for the

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Bulgaria: ITN, DB refuse GERB invitations for talks on proposed government

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

As expected, Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party and Hristo Ivanov’s Democratic Bulgaria (DB) coalition said on April 21 they were turning

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Bulgaria’s Medicines Agency head: 5.5M doses of Covid-19 vaccines coming by end of June

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Deliveries to Bulgaria of about 5.5 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 are expected by the end of June, Medicines

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Covid-19: 106 more deaths, active cases decrease again

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

A total of 106 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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