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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 11 094 doses of vaccines administered in past 24 hours

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 11 094 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, bringing

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22 of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are Covid-19 ‘red zones’

March 2, 2021March 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria that are classified as “red zones” – where the rate of Covid-19 infection is

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 vaccines: EC approves 2nd contract with Moderna for up to additional 300M doses

March 1, 2021March 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) approved on March 1 a second contract with pharmaceutical company Moderna, which provides for an additional

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Bulgaria 

Largest-ever Cinereous Vulture transport from Spain to Bulgaria to help reintroduce species

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty-two Cinereous Vultures rescued and rehabilitated in Extremadura in Spain started their long journey to Bulgaria on March 1, during

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Covid-19 vaccination ‘green corridors’ remain closed in parts of Bulgaria

March 1, 2021March 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In spite of an order to re-open “green corridors” in Bulgaria for all comers wanting vaccinations against Covid-19, on March

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: 30% of those who have had Covid-19 vaccination are over 65

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty per cent of those in Bulgaria who have received a Covid-19 vaccination are older than 65, Health Minister Kostadin

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In February, 1146 deaths, 171 320 doses of vaccine administered

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 1146 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in February, according to figures posted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first two months of 2021 is 49

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Forty-nine people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January and February 2021, nine fewer than in the first two

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Covid-19 vaccinations: Bulgaria conditionally re-opens ‘green corridors’

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The head of Bulgaria’s Covid-19 vaccination headquarters, Krassimir Gigov, issued an instruction on February 28 to all regional health inspectorates

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