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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...
NMacedonia: Three laws from fifth package of anti-crisis measures passed, over 100,000 employees will receive salaries
After two months of bickering between political parties and blockage of the the Parliament's work, yesterday afternoon the MPs both from the ruling party and the opposition finally managed to vote the legislation for the fifth package with anti-crisis measures to pass. The financial aid for the citizens and the companies in North Macedonia, including the payment of salaries...
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 –...
Survey in North Macedonia: 34% of the respondents won’t get vaccinated against COVID-19
Around 34% of all of the respondents in the survey carried out in North Macedonia by the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" - Skopje have responded that they don't want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and 16 % haven't decided yet whether they want to be vaccinated or not. The remaining 50% have expressed their readiness to be vaccinated...
New 1 402 COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia, 29 patients die
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that according to the data provided by the Public Health Institute - PHI, in the past 24 hours 3 978 tests were done and 1 402 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
Nearly half of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 603, and the cities with second highest number of...
730 citizens in North Macedonia vaccinated against COVID-19 yesterday, on the first day of mass vaccination
Yesterday, 730 people were vaccinated at various vaccination sites throughout North Macedonia, on the first day of the vaccination of the general population in the country, and on average, 30 to 55 people have received a jab at one vaccination site, announced the Health Ministry.
According to the data provided by the Moj termin e-service, the turnout of people aged...
In North Macedonia the record COVID-19 death toll from November recurs
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that according to the data provided by the Public Health Institute -PHI, in the past 24 hours, 1 405 tests were done and 303 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
The number of recoveries reached 1 169 and the number of deaths 41, which is very close to the death toll in North...
First vaccine to arrive in North Macedonia through COVAX is AstraZeneca’s – 24 000 doses expected on Sunday
Health Minister Venko Filipche announced through the official profiles on social networks yesterday evening that the first 24 000 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 through the COVAX facility will arrive soon in North Macedonia.
As Filipche stressed, it's the AstraZeneca vaccine. Filipche expects the vaccines to arrive in Skopje on Sunday, the 28th of March, at 7.55 am.
North Macedonia: Number of COVID-19 cases rises by 26.4%, number of deaths by 22.5%
According to the weekly report by the Public Health Institute of North Macedonia for the period between 15 and 21st of March 2021, a total of 24.517 specimen were tested at the laboratories which diagnose SARS-CoV-2, with an increase of 8.4% compared to the previous week.
In this period, 6.899 new positive cases in 35 cities were registered, which is...
New 30 COVID-19 victims in North Macedonia, the death toll climbs over 3 500
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that according to the data provided by the Public Health Institute -PHI, in the past 24 hours, 1 682 tests were done and 457 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered.
Especially alarming is the death toll rise - in the last 24 hours, 30 new patient deaths were registered, 8 of them from...
