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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 9420 deaths, 58 888 vaccine doses administered

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

Eighty-nine deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Covid-19: Number of patients in hospital in Bulgaria up 10% in past week

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

The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in Bulgaria has increased by 10 per cent in the past week while

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Bulgaria 

EIB Group says it provided 443M euro to Bulgarian economy in 2020

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

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), which consists of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opens registration of parties, coalitions for April 4 parliamentary elections

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) opened on February 8 the registration of political parties and coalitions for participation in the

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Bad weather in Germany delays delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to Bulgaria

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A delivery of 17 550 doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines to Bulgaria, scheduled for February 8, had to be postponed because

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 20 more deaths, 102 new active cases

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 20 more deaths among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the

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Covid-19: Partygoers at Sofia hotel barricaded themselves in during police, health inspectors raid

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

Some of the partygoers at a hotel in Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s Boyana neighbourhood barricaded themselves in after police and

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Bulgaria begins phase 3 of vaccinations against Covid-19

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

Bulgaria began the third phase of its national vaccination plan against Covid-19 on February 7, the day after the first

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 283 deaths, 15 996 doses of vaccine administered

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

A total of 283 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, according to

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