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EU population estimated to be 451M people

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Russia, Ukraine

As a consequence of the mass influx of refugees from Ukraine into the European Union as a result of Russia’s

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 894 new cases

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 5 deaths, 711 new cases

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary call for re-negotiation with Pfizer-BioNTech on Covid-19 vaccines

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four European Union countries – Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and Hungary – issued a joint call to the European Commission on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 635 new cases

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria says 7 EU countries back its call to scrap contract for Covid-19 vaccines

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker government voted unanimously on March 8 to call for the European Commission to terminate the contract with Pfizer-BioNTech

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 1787 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020, European Union

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all but one of 90 samples – NCIPD

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on March 6 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 8 deaths, 862 new cases

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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