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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...
NMacedonia’s Health Minister proposes shorter curfew, informs on first case of the Indian strain
North Macedonia's Health Minister Venko Filipche today formally submitted to the Main Coordinating Crisis Headquarters the proposal of the Infectious Diseases Commission that the curfew and the measures against COVID-19 stay in power until the 15th of June nationwide, announced the Health Ministry.
The Health Ministry also informed that last week a patient that has beens hospitalized in a private...
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...
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...
