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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 136 more deaths, close to 50 000 active cases

March 18, 2021March 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 136 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Emergency medical services in Bulgaria’s capital ‘near end of our tether’

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Sofia Emergency Medical Service issued an urgent plea to the public on March 17 not to contact them with

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Europe 

Covid-19: European Commission proposes a Digital Green Certificate

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission set out on March 17 its proposal for the creation of a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate

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Bulgaria 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first two months of 2021 down 20.6% y/y

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January and February 2021 were 20.6 per cent lower than those in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 crisis deepens, with 107 new deaths, hospital admissions rising

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 107 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Some districts step up anti-epidemic measures

March 16, 2021March 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A number of districts in Bulgaria have announced stepped-up anti-epidemic measures as the country’s Covid-19 crisis deepens. The district of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Varna runs out of ICU beds – report

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Varna

There are no free intensive care beds at hospitals in Bulgaria’s district of Varna while beds for non-emergency cases are

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Europe 

EC in deal with BioNTech-Pfizer for accelerated delivery of 10M doses in Q2 2021

March 16, 2021March 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission announced on March 16 that it had come to an agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer for the accelerated delivery

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 27 of 28 districts are ‘red zones’

March 16, 2021March 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A day after Bulgaria’s government insisted that the Covid-19 situation in the country was “under control”, it emerged that the

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