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Bulgaria to start second phase of Covid-19 vaccinations on January 18

January 14, 2021January 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The second phase of Bulgaria’s campaign of vaccinations against Covid-19 will begin on January 18 in areas where quantities of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 70 more deaths, total vaccinated now 17 038

January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy 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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Covid-19: Bulgaria to begin mass testing of teachers on January 25

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Mass testing of teachers for Covid-19 will begin on January 25 so that an assessment can be made whether and

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First batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines arrives in Bulgaria

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first batch, 2400 doses, of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on January 13. Bulgaria has ordered

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Roads closed, houses flooded, in parts of Bulgaria in aftermath of heavy rains

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The road between the town of Gotse Delchev and Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko was closed to traffic in both

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US court imprisons Bulgarian owner of Bitcoin exchange for money laundering

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian national Rossen Iossifov, who was convicted by a federal jury in the United States for his role in a

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Bulgaria’s exports dropped 7.8% in January – November 2020 y/y

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2020 added up to about 50 billion leva, a decrease of 7.8 per cent

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 deaths, 1619 vaccinations in past day

January 13, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Distance learning to remain in place until January 31

January 12, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s schools and universities will continue to use distance learning until January 31, which is the current end date of

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