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Young people in North Macedonia wait for appointment at psychologist’s office for two months
The primary and secondary school pupils, but also the undergraduate students in North Macedonia, should have access to free counseling centers, where they will be able to discuss their problems and talk freely about everything which is bothering them. This is the conclusion from the online debate that took place on the 27th of April 2022, organized by the...
Government of North Macedonia lifts COVID-19 restrictions at borders
The government of North Macedonia at yesterday's session accepted the recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Commission and the proposal of the Main Coordination Headquarters, and lifted the restrictions for the Macedonian nationals and foreign visitors entering the country to present COVID-19 certificates at border crossings, informs government's Press Service.
Entry into the country so far was allowed to the citizens...
University students confused by Government of North Macedonia’s recommendation about teaching with physical presence
Government of North Macedonia's recommendation that the teaching activities at the faculties of the universities in the country should continue with a physical presence, dazed both the universities and the students. Most of the higher education institutions that have implemented a combined teaching model in the past two years will continue with it until the end of the current...
Truthmeter.mk: The vaccine does not change your genome and you do not become prey to a “transhumanist agenda”
Meta.mk republishes in its entirety Truthmeter.mk's fact-check:
We are reviewing a Facebook post in which a video was shared by a Russian bishop, who said that “global elites want to wipe out 6 billion people.” He adds that world leaders marched under the banner of transhumanism. The post we are reviewing adds that Russia is at a historic crossroads before...
Truthmeter.mk: Why the Russian Sputnik vaccine is not yet approved In Australia?
On the eve of the Australian Open tennis tournament, it became evident that some of the tennis players vaccinated with two doses of Sputnik vaccine, from the Russian manufacturer Gamaleya Research Institute, will not be able to participate in the tournament, because this vaccine is not approved in Australia, writes Truthmeter.mk
Meta.mk republishes this fact-checking article in its entirety below:
Russian...
Health Minister Filipche: There are no ways to sanction administration workers who refuse to vaccinate, measure not effective for now
The mandatory vaccination of the health workers and the public administration workers in North Macedonia is something that will not be implemented for the time being, because we reached a conclusion that it will open serious issues regarding how someone that opposes the vaccination process will be sanctioned, Health Minister of North Macedonia, Venko Filipche, says.
"Therefore we shall wait...
Psychologists in North Macedonia confirm: COVID-19 pandemic caused various psychological problems among students
The COVID-19 pandemic has a serious impact on young people's mental health. Even though in the start the move to online learning seemed harmless, yet the long period with lack of socializing is taking its toll. Two and half months since the start of the school year with physical attendance, Meta.mk spoke with school psychologists in North Macedonia about...
North Macedonia envisages that public sector employees come to work with negative PCR test or certificate of at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
In North Macedonia, all the pubic sector employees i.e. the central administration employees, the employees of the local self-government units, all the state institutions, will have to come to work with a certificate for at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or with a negative PCR-test results, done at their expense.
If they don't have any of the confirmations...
NMacedonia Health Minister: COVID-19 numbers rising, vaccination statistics in downfall
We have been witnessing an increase of the new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks. The percentage of the new cases last week rose by 25% in comparison with the week before. The R0, the contagiousness factor, is also increasing, which is an indicator that there will be a shift from the stable epidemiological situation that we had...
Portalb.mk: Two months after COVID-19 hospital blaze in Tetovo, Prosecutor’s Office still waiting for forensic reports
The second month since the tragic blaze in the modular COVID-19 hospital in Tetovo has passed, but there are still no results from the investigation into the causes. The general public is still held hostage by the mystery and the questions that the authorities are not giving answers to, Portalb.mk writes.
Regardless of the fact that it has been almost...
In last two days in North Macedonia 9 009 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered
In the past two days, a total of 9 009 vaccines were administered in North Macedonia.
Out of the total, 1 873 were a first dose, 1 580 were administered as a second dose and 5.536 citizens got the third dose.
By the 2nd of November, total of 806 781 citizens of North Macedonia were vaccinated with at least one dose,...
Over 200 000 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia since the beginning of the pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, over 200 000 cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in North Macedonia. The statistics of the Ministry of Health for the last 24 hours shows over 500 new cases.
The 3 622 conducted tests in the last 24 hours discovered 511 new cases, most of them from Skopje – 247, and the city with second...
The number of COVID-19 deaths in North Macedonia surpassed 7 000
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informed yesterday afternoon that since the start of the current pandemic, 7 021 people died form COVID-19 in the country. In the previous 24 hours, 11 new COVID-deaths were registered, including a 35-year old patient from the city of Prilep.
However, in the same time period three previous COVID-19 deaths were reported by the...
Truthmeter.mk: The vaccines are functional, but no one claims they are 100% effective
Meta.mk under the cooperation agreement with Truthmeter.mk republishes its debunking of disinformation spread among the Facebook users in North Macedonia:
Both unvaccinated and vaccinated people can become infected and transmit the virus, although the difference in the outcome of the disease can be very different for the two groups. However, the greatest risk of transmission is among the unvaccinated, which...
Truthmeter.mk: The PCR tests are not poisonous
Meta.mk under the cooperation agreement with Truthmeter.mk republishes its debunking of disinformation spread among the Facebook users in North Macedonia:
The PCR test is just a simple plastic swab with a cotton ball on top, which is used to collect samples from the nose and throat and then process them in a laboratory. It does not contain toxins, it does...
Public Prosecution: Short circuit in defibrillator cord started the deadly blaze in COVID hospital in Tetovo
The deadly fire in the modular COVID hospital in Tetovo which killed 14 people was a result of a short circuit in a cord of a defibrillator, announced the Basic Public Prosecution - Tetovo, citing Ministry of Interior's (MOI) forensic report. After the electric short circuit, the fire broke out in the outlet box of the extension cord where,...
North Macedonia starts administering third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that starting from today, the medical workers will be inoculated with the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as people over the age of 60 and the immunocompromised people. The third dose is administered at least 6 months after the administration of the second dose.
During the past week, the public...
Number of deaths from COVID-19 in North Macedonia surpassed 6 500
The latest COVID-19 statistics in North Macedonia tell about 491 new diagnosed cases from 3.747 tests performed. As a result of the disease, 16 people died, informs the Ministry of Health in its latest regular press release. Nevertheless, there are 6 more deceased persons reported, who died last week. With this, the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in...
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski attends the UN’s General Assembly in New York
In the forthcoming days Stevo Pendarovski, the president of North Macedonia, will take part in the United Nations General Assembly in New York. On the 23rd of September, Pendarovski will address the attendees at the assembly's 76th session.
The theme of this session is "Building resilience through hope - to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to the needs of...
Macedonian government declares three days of mourning after the blaze in Tetovo hospital
With one minute silence as respect toward the victims in the tragic fire at the modular covid center in Tetovo and as a sign of compassion with their families, at today's session, the Government adopted a decision to declare a three day period of mourning on the territory of the whole state. During today's session, the Government adopted a...
