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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 15 195

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 57 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 15 195, according to

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Borissov orders national Covid-19 response HQ to resume operations

April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three days after Bulgaria’s government announced that the national response staff against Covid-19 was being disbanded, outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister

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Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv opens to public on April 19

April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis, site of a Christian church estimated to date from the fourth century and which boasts

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 787 deaths, 5793 fewer active cases

April 18, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 787 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgarian Socialist Party backs Radev for second term as President

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian Socialist Party’s national council voted on April 17 to endorse Roumen Radev for a second term as the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 15 000-mark

April 17, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 121 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, which

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister orders further easing of Covid-19 restrictions

April 16, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov issued an order on April 16 further easing restrictions put in place to limit the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up committee to inspect spending by Borissov’s government

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on April 16 to set up a committee to inspect spending of public funds by

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Bulgaria’s new National Assembly votes resignation of Borissov’s government

April 16, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

At its second sitting, held on April 16, Bulgaria’s 45th National Assembly voted to approve the resignation of Prime Minister

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