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In-person classes for some grades in Bulgaria resume on April 12

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Schools in Bulgaria will return to the rotating system of in-person classes on April 12, with pupils in the first

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 14 000-mark

April 8, 2021April 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 116 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

After EMA report, Bulgaria to continue with AstraZeneca vaccines

April 7, 2021April 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Vaccinations against Covid-19 using the AstraZeneca vaccine will continue in Bulgaria, but with caution regarding women younger than 60, as

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Bulgaria 

Borissov outlines his scenarios for attempts to form new government in Bulgaria

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told an April 7 Cabinet meeting of the scenarios he envisages for the possible formation

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Bulgaria’s government grants 46.4M leva for additional BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines

April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet allocated on April 7 a sum of 46.4 million leva (about 23.7 million euro) to buy additional quantities

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 132 more deaths, active cases rise to 70 757

April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 132 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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IMF sees Bulgaria’s economy bouncing back 4.4% this year

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 4.4 per cent this year and in 2022, according

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Bulgaria 

GERB gets most votes in Bulgaria’s April 2021 parliamentary elections – final results

April 6, 2021April 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021, Kornelia Ninova, Slavi Trifonov

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB received the largest share of the vote in the April 4 parliamentary elections,

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Bulgaria 

For third week, every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 ‘red zone’

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the third consecutive week, all of Bulgaria’s 28 districts were Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of 120 or

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