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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 6000-mark, active cases rise to 90 347

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred and sixty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister continues to insist anti-Covid measures must be extended

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on December 15 that he had not backed down from his view that the

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Bulgarian Medical Association: Measures against Covid-19 should not be eased before the holidays

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) believes that the measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus should not be eased

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Bulgaria’s government to work with BMA to inform doctors about Covid-19 vaccine

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government will work actively with the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) in coming weeks to help doctors know everything about

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Bulgaria’s Pamporovo to open 2020/2021 ski season on December 19

December 15, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Pamporovo is to open its 2020/2021 ski season on December 19, according to a notice on

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.4% inflation in November

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.4 per cent inflation in November, down from 0.8 per cent a month

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 mobile teams will take part in vaccination campaign

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven mobile teams will be involved in Bulgaria’s national campaign of vaccination against Covid-19, a statement on the national information

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 150 more deaths, active cases total 90 128

December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A hundred and fifty people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria’s Bansko to open ski season on December 17

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko has become the first this year to announce the date of its opening of the

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