Tags Coronavirus
Tag: coronavirus
Dr. Stojanova- Atanasovska: COVID-19 has been increasingly attacking the children in North Macedonia
At the doctor's surgery "Mediko Marija" every day there are patients who are complaining of issues typical for stomach viruses, but later it proves to be COVID-19, says Dr. Vesna Stojanova - Atanasovska, a general medicine doctor. According to her findings in the last period, more and more children and teenagers are complaining about issues that, after the tests,...
Dr. Aleksandar Stojanov: Even the vaccinated people should avoid any gatherings
The vaccine is protecting against COVID-19 and life is easier with it. Last summer we didn't have any vaccines, and now when we do have them, there isn't much interest in them. What is very important now is that people should get vaccinated, including the children older than 12, says Dr. Aleksandar Stojanov, an epidemiologist and former Director at...
519 106 citizens vaccinated in North Macedonia
The Ministry of Health informs that at the vaccination stations and with the filed outreach vaccination in North Macedonia as of yesterday, 519 106 people were vaccinated. The first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 was given to 3 909 citizens yesterday and a total of 12 939 citizens were vaccinated. In the country, thus far, 920 442 doses of...
New 164 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia, three patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours, from the 5 276 conducted tests, 164 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
This number is more than four times bigger than the one from yesterday (37), and more than three times more than the day before (54)
The highest number of the new cases are from Tetovo...
In North Macedonia the number of infections is on the rise, 74 new COVID-19 cases today, two patients died
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that according to the data from the Public Health Institute, in the last 24 hours, 4,582 tests were conducted and 74 new COVID-19 cases were registered.
In the same period, 17 recoveries were also registered.
In the past 24 hours, two persons above the age of 60 have died, one from Skopje and the...
NMacedonia’s Health minister: For the time being we do not plan new restrictive measures, but they are possible in autumn
For the time being, we do not plan new restrictive measures and we also do not plan to implement restrictive measures at the border crossings or prohibit the big public events in the country. New restrictive measures could be introduced in autumn, said Venko Filipche, the Minister of Health of North Macedonia.
“If the unvaccinated become a hazard for the...
Some young people in North Macedonia during the coronavirus crisis managed to build successful businesses
During the coronavirus crisis, some young people in North Macedonia saw the opportunity to start their own businesses or to adapt their existing businesses to the new normal that was imposed by the restrictive measures against the coronavirus.
The stories that were told to Meta.mk by Teona Mango, Goran Bakrevski and Darko Milevski, entrepreneurs from Bitola, are a shining example...
NMacedonia’s Health Minister: We cannot all suffer because someone doesn’t want to get vaccinated
Even though the vaccination isn't mandatory, we have been considering the possibility of introducing certain restrictions which would enter into force in September or October, if we experience yet another coronavirus wave. We cannot all suffer because someone doesn't want to get vaccinated. We cannot live in lockdown. The world has to function and that is why this vaccine...
Truthmeter: There is no evidence that the blood count worsens after getting COVID-19 vaccine
A post on Facebook, without any scientific evidence and facts, is trying to convince the people that if they get a vaccine against COVID-19, their blood count will worsen. This is one of the posts on Facebook that are part of the anti-vaxxer campaign, informs Truthmeter.mk.
Shocking!
The people who have taken a "V" have a worsened blood count! A...
Disinformation systematically undermining fight against COVID-19 in North Macedonia
The spread of disinformation about the coronavirus and the vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic is undermining the fight against the coronavirus, and the state has to take appropriate measures to deal with the disinformation. This, among other things, was pinpointed by the participants in the discussion "Fight Against COVID-19 Related Disinformation" organized by Metamorphosis Foundation as part of...
12,870 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived yesterday in North Macedonia, another shipment of 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccines expected today
Macedonian Health Ministry informed that a new shipment of 12,870 doses of Pfizer jabs arrived yesterday. It's a regular shipment that we are receiving every Monday out of which 8,190 doses are part of the bilateral agreement between the producer Pfizer and 4,680 are part of the Team Europe program.
Today, another shipment of 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccines is expected to...
New 4 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia, 14 patients recover, 1 patient dies
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 1 337 tests were done and 4 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in the country.
Three of them are from Skopje and one from Prilep.
In the same 24-hour period, 14 patients recovered and one patient died.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, 155 540 people tested positive...
Health Minister of North Macedonia announces digital COVID pass as mobile app
From next week, all interested citizens of North Macedonia will be able to download the digital COVID pass in a mobile app on their devices. The Health Minister Venko Filipche, announcing this novelty, also said that the basic COVID certificate will be issued by the primary care physicians.
"It is a pass which digitally, through a QR code and mobile...
In one week North Macedonia sees drop of 48,3% of new COVID-19 cases, death rate declines by 38,1%
The Public Health Institute of North Macedonia's weekly report for the period 10-16 May 2021 shows that 16,773 specimen were tested for COVID-19 in the labs, which is an increase of 6,3% compared to one week before. During this period, 674 new COVID-19 positive cases were registered in the 31 cities nationwide, which is a decrease of 48,3% compared...
North Macedonia: From the 376,793 registered for vaccination, 186,146 citizens received the jab
The vaccination is carried out smoothly at all vaccination stations throughout North Macedonia the interest for getting vaccinated is increasing and so far the number of people who have registered for vaccination through the vacination.mk platform is 376,793, informs the Health Ministry of North Macedonia.
"As of yesterday, at all vaccination stations, a total of 186,146 citizens were vaccinated. Yesterday,...
President of North Macedonia vaccinated in Kumanovo, appeals to all the citizens to register for vaccination
At the vaccination station in Kumanovo, the President of the Republic of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski received the jab against COVID-19. In accordance with the national vaccination program, President Pendarovski decided together with members of his cabinet to get the vaccines in this municipality, in order to raise the awareness of the need for vaccination, informed the President of...
Another shipment of 9,360 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived in North Macedonia
Health Ministry of North Macedonia informed that yesterday a shipment of 9,360 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived in Macedonia. Out of these quantities, 4,680 doses are a result of a direct agreement that our country has with this producer. According to the agreement, Pfizer will be delivering shipments each Monday of 5,000 to 7,000 doses of vaccines i.e. 26,000...
Hungary donated 6,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Border police in North Macedonia
Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski and Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani greeted the delegation led by the Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijarto, who brought a donation of 6,000 doses of vaccines against coronavirus, as an act of friendship on part of the Government of Hungary, informed the Foreign Affairs Ministry of North Macedonia.
New 150 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia, 487 patients recover, 16 patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 2 093 tests were done and 150 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in the country.
The highest number of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 62, and the city with second highest number of new infections is Kumanovo, with 17 new cases, followed...
Macedonian army officer under suspicion of infection with the South African strain will be flown home from Africa
Radmila Shekerinska, the Defense Minister of North Macedonia confirmed today later this evening, a military officer, a lieutenant colonel who is taking part in the European mission in the Central African Republic will be transferred for treatment from this African country to the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
The officer last week tested positive...
