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Health Minister: Bulgaria may stop giving AstraZeneca vaccine if interest drops further

April 12, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Interest among Bulgarians in receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 has dropped significantly, according to statements on April 12 by

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Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue in February 2021 down 42.1% y/y

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in February 2021 added up to 35.2 million leva, about 42.1

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Number of marriages and divorces in Bulgaria both decreased in 2020

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 22 172 marriages in Bulgaria in 2020, a figure 7026 lower than that in 2019, the National Statistical

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Close to two-thirds of births in Bulgaria in 2020 were extramarital

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 35 486 children were born outside marriage in Bulgaria in 2020, about 59.7 per cent of the

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NSI: Bulgaria’s population was 6.9M at the end of 2020

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The population of Bulgaria was 6 916 548 at the end of 2020, a decrease of 0.5 per cent compared

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 14 418

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 67 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 14 418, according to

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For however long its lifespan, Bulgaria’s new Parliament heads for first sitting

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev, Slavi Trifonov

The Central Election Commission (CEC) met on April 11 its deadline for declaring the names of those deemed elected as

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Further easing of measures being considered – Health Minister

April 11, 2021April 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on April 11 that in view of the decline in Covid-19 morbidity in the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 844 deaths, active cases rose by 2204

April 11, 2021April 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 844 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive were registered in the past week, bringing the country’s

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