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Mayor of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv: Police to assist in controlling access to big stores after reports of crowding

December 6, 2020December 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Police will be on duty in front of big stores in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv on weekdays after 5pm and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: First deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines ‘expected to begin on December 27’

December 6, 2020December 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first deliveries to Bulgaria of vaccines against Covid-19 are expected to take place from December 27 to 29, Professor

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 980 deaths in past seven days, highest in a single week so far

December 6, 2020December 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 980 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past seven days, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 147 more deaths, 931 more active cases

December 5, 2020December 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 147 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Italy introduces mandatory 14-day quarantine for arrivals from Bulgaria from December 21 to January 6

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Arrivals in Italy from Bulgaria between December 21 and January 6 will be subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine, the Foreign

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves five-phase vaccination plan

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Meeting on December 4, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a five-phase plan for vaccinations against Covid-19. In the first phase, vaccines will

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Medical Association complains to PM about National Health Insurance Fund

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In a December 4 open letter to Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) has launched a swingeing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 4.3% economic growth in Q3 2020

December 4, 2020December 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll rises to 4503, active cases to 93 549

December 4, 2020December 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 156 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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