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Saab in deal with Lürssen to equip Bulgarian Navy’s new patrol vessels

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Saab said on December 8 that it had signed a contract with German shipbuilding company Lürssen and received an order

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy receives 3 freezers for vaccines

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy (MMA) has taken delivery of three of the latest generation of Panasonic low-temperature freezers, ready to

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Defence Ministry signs 50M leva contract with Bulgarian firm for 98 armoured vehicles

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov signed on December 8 a contract worth 49.9 million leva (about 25.5 million euro) with

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Deaths in Bulgaria in November 2020 close to double those in November 2019

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 15 964 people died in Bulgaria in November 2020, close to double the 8115 deaths recorded in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 5000-mark, active cases drop by 819

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 213 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria’s regional health inspectorates given until December 10 to list medics wanting Covid-19 vaccinations

December 7, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The head of the six regional health inspectorates in Bulgaria responsible for organising the vaccinations against Covid-19 have been given

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Freezer for Covid-19 vaccines arrives at regional health inspectorate in Bulgaria’s Bourgas

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first special freezer to hold Covid-19 vaccines was delivered to the regional health inspectorate in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal

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Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector: Big stores will be shut if crowding continues

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry will issue an order shutting big chain stores if crowding and disregard for anti-epidemic measures continue, Chief

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 68 more deaths, active cases drop by 1064

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 68 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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