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Bulgaria’s Health Minister tables proposals for more Covid-19 vaccine orders

February 10, 2021February 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria could order more than three million mRNA vaccines, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told the weekly Cabinet sitting on February

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Bulgaria’s online orders retail turnover up 40.1% in December 2020 y/y

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Turnover in retail sales via the internet in Bulgaria rose by 40.1 per cent in December 2020 compared with December

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Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments dropped 71.3% in December 2020 y/y

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments added up to 15 million leva in December 2020, about 71.3 per cent less than

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Bulgaria’s exports dropped 6.9% in 2020, imports dropped 9.6%

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in 2020 was about 54.4 billion leva, 6.9 per cent less

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 62 more deaths, another rise in active cases

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister names threshold for stricter anti-epidemic measures

February 9, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A decision on introducing new and stricter anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria would be taken if a threshold was crossed with

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Union: 42.5% of teachers in Bulgaria want Covid-19 vaccination

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 42.5 per cent of teachers in Bulgaria want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a poll by the

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Bulgaria’s Medicines Agency head: Close to 2 million will be vaccinated by June

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With three vaccines approved for use, by June 2021 close to two million people in Bulgaria will be vaccinated, Medicines

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Delayed delivery to Bulgaria of BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines goes ahead

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 17 550 doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on February 9, after delivery scheduled

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