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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 29 deaths, 4719 vaccinations

January 29, 2021January 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-nine 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 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: MPs approve use of mobile polling stations for people in quarantine

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved at second reading on January 28 amendments to the State of Emergency Act, which allow the use

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 2.5M vaccine jabs possible by end-June under current delivery timetable

January 28, 2021January 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria could administer coronavirus vaccines to as many as 2.5 million people by the end of June, provided the current

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improves in January

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

A regular monthly poll has found that the business climate in Bulgaria rebounded in January, rising by 6.9 percentage points

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Foreign tourist arrivals in Bulgaria in December 2020 down 88.7% y/y

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria for holidays in December 2020 was 88.7 per cent lower

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 28 more deaths, vaccinations now total 32 917

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-eight 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 

Covid-19: Restaurateurs in Bulgaria demand to be allowed to open on February 1

January 27, 2021January 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Restaurant owners and staff held a protest outside the Bulgarian Cabinet and Parliament buildings on January 27, demanding timeous payment

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, EU leaders speak on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

International Holocaust Remembrance Day each year reminds us of the value of democracy and peace, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 36 more deaths, vaccinations now total 29 122

January 27, 2021January 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-six 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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