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Health Minister Filipche: North Macedonia could reach herd immunity by the end of summer
Our estimation is that sometime toward the end of summer a herd immunity can be reached, if we take into account the quantities of the vaccines that are expected in North Macedonia. An overview was made on the 30th of April - all citizens who registered themselves at the vakcinacija.mk web page, i.e. 160,000 people who were not vaccinated,...
In North Macedonia 12,606 citizens vaccinated yesterday, 104,962 doses administered so far
Yesterday, 12,606 vaccine doses were administered to citizens of North Macedonia, out of which 10,315 were the first doses of the jab, informed the Health Ministry.
It says that total of 104,962 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered so far, out of which 84,312 citizens were vaccinated at vaccination stations. The total number of citizens who received the two doses...
Prime Minister of North Macedonia gets Sinopharm jab
The Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev was vaccinated today with the Chinese jab "Sinopharm", i.e. as he said, the one that was availlable when his turn came, in accordance with the National Plan for Immunization.
Zaev said that he feels great and will continue with the current work agenda this afternoon.
"With the vaccines that arrived last week and...
Curfew in North Macedonia will be shortened, during Easter and Eid al-Fitr it will be temporarily lifted
At today's session, the Government of North Macedonia accepted the Commission for Infectious Diseases' proposals and adopted the changes with which, starting from tomorrow, the 28th of April (Wednesday), the ban on movement of the population and the vehicles throughout the country is shortened and instead of starting at 8 pm, it will start from 9 pm and last...
New 603 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia discovered from 2 596 conducted tests, 39 patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 2 596 tests were done and 603 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in the country.
The highest number of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 209, and the city with second highest number of new infections is Kumanovo, with 62 new cases, followed...
The death toll of North Macedonia: 47 patients – but 15 of them died in March and were reported only in the last 24 hours
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 47 deaths of COVID-19 were reported in the country. “15 of them died in March in a private hospital and were reported today,” the press release of the ministry notes, without clarifying which private facility was so late with the reports.
The deceased patients were aged between...
Foreign tourists in North Macedonia will get free PCR tests
The Government of North Macedonia during yesterday’s press conference announced free PCR tests for the foreign tourists visiting the country during the forthcoming summer season. It’s one of the measures that are part of the sixth Anti-COVID package to aid the economy, with the goal of stimulating tourism in Macedonia.
The government expects that around 50 000 foreign tourists will...
First shipment of Pfizer vaccines secured by EU expected in North Macedonia in May
The first doses of the Pfizer vaccines for the Western Balkans countries that were secured by the European Commission (EC) and Austria will arrive in North Macedonia and the other countries in May. The delivery of the remaining quantities will continue until August, EC announced today.
The Commission confirmed the information that was published by Austria that by the end...
North Macedonia will receive additional 119,000 Pfizer vaccines from Austria through the EU’s mechanism
As part of the European Union's mechanism for providing aid for the neighboring countries and Africa, Austria announced today that by the end of August it will deliver 651,000 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech-produced vaccines. It is planned for North Macedonia to receive 119,000 doses of vaccines through this mechanism. The vaccine distribution will start in May, announced the Austrian Foreign...
10,530 Pfizer vaccines arrive in North Macedonia, vaccination with them starts tomorrow
Starting from tomorrow, the vaccination stations throughout North Macedonia will once again apply COVID-19 vaccines to the citizens. Yesterday afternoon a shipment of 10,530 Pfizer vaccines arrived, procured by the Health Ministry through direct negotiations with the producer.
It's the first shipment from Pfizer, while the second with another 10,000 vaccines is expected to arrive on the 26th of April....
New 135 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia discovered from 841 conducted tests, 35 patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 841 tests were done and 135 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
The biggest number of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 81, and the city with second highest number of infections is Тетово, with 15 new cases, followed by Kumanovo with 13 and...
Health Minister: 200,000 Chinese vaccines will arrive in North Macedonia on the 28th of April
Venko Filipche, the Minister of Health of North Macedonia, announced that on the 28th of April a shipment of 200,000 Sinofarm vaccines will arrive in North Macedonia from China. Also, on the 19th and 26th of April, 10,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccines are expected to arrive as well.
Filipche will have a meeting with the mayors and directors...
North Macedonia should receive 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines through the COVAX initiative
The Global Alliance for Vaccines (GAVI) plans to deliver during the second quarter around 14.1 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 in 47 countries worldwide. North Macedonia, together with Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Kosovo, by June should receive 100,620 doses of the Pfizer vaccine eacsh through the COVAX initiative. Therefore, in the second quarter of this year North Macedonia...
New 1 174 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia discovered from 4 598 conducted tests, 42 patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 4 598 tests were done and 1 174 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
The biggest number of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 430, and the city with second highest number of infections is Veles, with 81 new cases, followed by Kumanovo with...
COVID-center set up at Krivolak military range before the start of “Decisive Strike” military drill
At Krivolak military range in North Macedonia, a COVID center was set, as a prevention facility for the forthcoming military drill "Decisive Strike" which will take place in May and June. The range is being prepared by ARM's engineers and the US Army's 15th Engineering Battalion, which arrived last month.
"The members of the US Army's 15th Engineering Battalion...
In North Macedonia, from tomorrow 8 doctors from private healthcare institutions will assist in the fight against COVID-19
Health Minister Venko Filipche announced that starting from tomorrow, 8 doctors from the private healthcare institutions will help their colleagues in the public health institutions.
"It is of key importance to increase the capacity and human resources in the fight against this strong wave of COVID-19. This morning during the regular daily coordination with the clinics' directors we were working...
NMacedonia Health Minister: Out of 2 800 signed up for vaccination, 2 500 were vaccinated yesterday, no confirmed date for the next shipment of vaccines
Venko Filipche, the Minister of Health of North Macedonia informed that 2 500 citizens were vaccinated yesterday out of the 2 800 who registered for vaccination against COVID-19. There were two cases of people collapsing but these cases weren't vaccine-related - they were induced by panic attacks and fear.
Until yesterday, 13 000 citizens were vaccinated in North Macedonia and...
New 1 259 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia, 45 patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours 4 555 tests were done and 1 259 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
Nearly half of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 562, and the city with second highest number of infections is Bitola, with 97 new cases, followed by Kumanovo with 83...
Metamorphosis Foundation panel discussion: Fact-checking provides citizens with right information necessary to make right decisions
The fact-checking is just a small part of the fight against disinformation, which is a hard and arduous undertaking in this digital age, amidst the rising impact of social networking on our lives. This is the conclusion of the panel discussion on the occasion of the 2nd of April – The International Fact-Checking Day, which was organized by the...
Dark record in North Macedonia: 50 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours
North Macedonia in the last 24 hours registered 50 deaths from COVID-19, a record death toll from the start of the epidemic in the country.
According to the numbers published by the Ministry of Health, 4 174 tests were done and 1 320 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
Nearly half of the new cases are from the capital Skopje –...
