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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Reduced AstraZeneca deliveries will not disrupt vaccination plan

January 23, 2021January 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national vaccination plan will not be disrupted by the reduced deliveries of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, Health Minister

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Professor: 8 cases of UK variant of Covid-19 found in Bulgaria

January 23, 2021January 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight cases of the UK variant of Covid-19 have been found in Bulgaria, according to Professor Todor Kantardzhiev, head of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 58 more deaths, 26 101 now vaccinated

January 23, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-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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Kantardzhiev: Bulgaria may have 1 – 2 million vaccinated by end of summer 2021

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria may have one to two million people vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of summer 2021, according to Professor

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: 2 million to get Covid-19 vaccination by end of 2021

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Two million people in Bulgaria will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of 2021, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told

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Covid-19: Netherlands introduces ‘double testing’ of arrivals from Bulgaria

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Netherlands is introducing, from January 23, new stricter measures against the spread of new coronavirus, including “double testing” of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 90 more deaths, active cases drop by 1891

January 22, 2021January 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety 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 cautious about easing anti-epidemic measures amid concern over new Covid-19 variant

January 21, 2021January 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In spite of improving figures about the Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria, the country’s government remains cautious about easing anti-epidemic measures,

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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves law on sign language

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on January 21 the second and final reading of a law on sign language, recognising it

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