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Bulgaria records highest Covid-19 death toll in a single week so far in 2021

March 14, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 641 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM among 5 EU leaders urging talks on Covid-19 vaccine distribution

March 13, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has joined the leaders of four other European Union countries in a call for equitable

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 102 more deaths, active cases rise to 41 183

March 13, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 102 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Covid-19: Bulgaria imposes quarantine on arrivals from Africa

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of midnight on March 13, everyone arriving in Bulgaria not subject to a ban on entry and arriving from

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: PM Borissov orders suspension of AstraZeneca jabs

March 12, 2021March 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 12 that he ordered a temporary halt to mass vaccination using the

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Rousse, other districts latest to step up measures

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against a backdrop of a sharp increase of people in Bulgaria’s Danube district of Rousse newly infected with Covid-19, the

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 11 000-mark

March 12, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death

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Covid-19: More districts in Bulgaria announce stepped-up measures

March 11, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s districts of Kyustendil, Kurdzhali and Pazardzhik have become the latest to announce stepped-up measures against the spread of Covid-19

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EMA recommends Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for authorisation in EU

March 11, 2021March 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on March 11 that it had recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Covid-19

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