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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 156 more deaths, active cases drop by 1787

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 rose by 156 in the past 24 hours to a total of 6765, according

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Bulgaria 

Health Ministry: Ban on entering Bulgaria from UK doesn’t apply to Bulgarian citizens, permanent residents

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The ban on entering Bulgaria from the UK does not apply to Bulgarian citizens, permanent and long-term residents and medical

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Bulgaria 

European Medicines Agency recommends BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for authorisation in EU

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on December 21 that it had recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for the vaccine Comirnaty, developed

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: EC approves 51M leva in state aid for Bulgarian tourism sector

December 21, 2020December 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission said on December 21 that it has approved 51 million leva, or about 26 million euro, in

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Bulgarian prosecutors probe fake PCR tests certificates after arrest at Romanian border

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The District Prosecutor’s Office in Rousse has started pre-trial proceedings after a person was arrested at the Bulgarian-Romanian border checkpoint

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Dimo Stoyanov, vocalist of Bulgarian group P.I.F, dies of Covid-19 – report

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Dimo Stoyanov, vocalist and musician with popular Bulgarian alternative/pop-rock band P.I.F, has died at the age of 45 after weeks

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 58 more deaths, active cases drop by 1624

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 58 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Flights between Bulgaria and UK banned, 10-day quarantine for arrivals from UK

December 20, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At a meeting on December 20 between Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov

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Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: Vaccinations begin on December 27 in Sofia, Plovdiv, Bourgas

December 20, 2020December 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The process of vaccination against Covid-19 will start on December 27 in Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia, Plovdiv and Bourgas, Chief

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