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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...
Ambassadors Geer and Galloway express condolences on victims in hospital blaze in North Macedonia
The tragedy that struck Tetovo, North Macedonia, last night, when blaze destroyed the modular COVID-19 hospital killing 14 of the 26 patients that were treated in the premises, is breaking news in the region and condolences are arriving from all sides.
The EU Ambassador to North Macedonia, David Geer, expressed sorrow over the tragedy that struck the people of Tetovo.
"Our...
After deadly blaze in Tetovo hospital, officials in North Macedonia are cancelling public events
The Office of the President of the Republic of North Macedonia cancelled all the planned events for today, due to the tragedy in the city of Tetovo yesterday evening, when 14 patients lost their lived in the deadly blaze that engulfed the modular COVID-19 hospital.
Previously, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, a number of government ministries and...
26 patients were treated in the fire-ravaged Tetovo modular hospital, 12 of them rescued
The Ministry of Health of North Macedonia informs that in yesterday evening's deadly fire that destroyed the modular COVID-19 hospital in the city of Tetovo, 14 people lost their lives. Before the blaze, 26 people were being treated in the COVID-19 centre and 12 of them were saved by the emergency services. The survivors are being treated in the...
North Macedonia, 15-year-old girl dies from COVID-19
The Ministry of Health of North Macedonia informs that a 15-year-old girl from the village of Selce, in the Tetovo region, died today at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in the capital Skopje.
"The patient was brought to the Infectious Diseases Clinic with a very serious manifestation of the infection, 13 days after the symptoms first appeared. Before being hospitalized,...
North Macedonia imposes tougher entry and exit measures at its border crossings
From today, anybody - be it a foreigner or a national - wanting to enter or exit North Macedonia at any border crossing, will have to show a vaccination certificate against COVID-19, with two doses of the vaccine administered or COVID-19 recovery certificate for the past 45 days or a medical certificate with a negative PCR test made 72...
Dr. Stojanov: Аnalysing why North Macedonia is having 20 to 30 COVID-19 deaths daily is a must!
It is crucial to conduct an analysis and find out why the number of deaths from COVID-19 is high in North Macedonia. We have been dealing with the pandemic for a year and a half, but the number of deaths is still high, says epidemiologist and former director of the Public Health Center Skopje, Dr. Aleksandar Stojanov. According to...
Dr. Panovski: The school year should start with blend model, both online and with physical attendance
It's a risk to start the new school year with physical attendance since there are a lot of people who weren't vaccinated, said Dr. Nikola Panovski. He considers that if a more serious issue happens to one child chaos will ensue in North Macedonia since the situation is very sensitive. According to him, a blended education process will have...
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...
