16 March 2021
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that according to the data provided by the Public Health Institute -PHI, in the past 24 hours, 3 627 tests were done and 999 new cases of COVID-19 were discovered. More than half of the new cases are from the capital Skopje – 539, and the cities with […]
21 October 2020
North Macedonia registered today an all-time high number of newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, in the past 24 hours 2 688 COVID-19 tests were done and 641 new patients were diagnosed with the disease. More than half of them, 325, are from the capital Skopje. The Institute of Public […]
20 October 2020
Medical students engaged in the war against COVID-19 in North Macedonia. “We are in a humane profession, this is what we do every day, and we are helping the community,” said Revije Veliu, one of the 6th year medical students that will provide support for her colleagues at the front lines in the war against […]
16 October 2020
If we don’t help ourselves, then neither 500 doctors nor 500 nurses or 20 more hospitals will help us. Therefore, we are asking everyone to help, the whole population. We urge them to adhere to the measures and we should do that for us, for our families. Otherwise, the hospitals will be overflooded with patients. […]
15 October 2020
The restrictive measures that were imposed at the start of the epidemic in March can be introduced again, said for Meta.mk, the Center for Public Health – Skopje’s Director, Dr. Aleksandar Stojanov. This scenario would come as a result of the higher number of newly infected persons, which is evident in this period. -Lockdowns and […]
8 October 2020
The Ministry of Health of North Macedonia informs that in accordance with the report of the National Institute of Public Health, which refers to the period from 28 September to 4 October, 9 832 samples have been tested in the molecular testing labs for the presence of COVID-19, which is 1.5 per cent more than […]
7 October 2020
The Health Minister of North Macedonia, Venko Filipche, said that with yesterday’s rise of the number of new cases of COVID-19, it is evident that the country is experiencing the anticipated “Autumn wave” of the epidemic. “Even though many didn’t believe in the announcements that it will happen, still the expectations were proven to be […]
6 October 2020
Four days have passed since the new school year began, with most of the pupils and students using the national platform for distance learning. The challenges that the teachers and the students face are numerous and are happening every day, but, from what can be seen, generally, the teachers have managed to get through the […]
30 September 2020
The grades that will start with lectures with physical attendance i.e. pupils from the same grade will be able to have an extended stay at school without mixing the cgrade. This decision was adopted by the Government during yesterday’s session. The Commission for Analysis of Submitted Requests by the School’s Founders for Organizing Classes with […]
2 September 2020
The Ministry of Health of North Macedonia informs that in the last 24 hours, 1 772 test were done and 145 new cases of COVID-19 registered. The Institute of Public Health registered 216 recoveries. Two patients, from Debar (67) and Skopje (48), died in hospital in the same period. The total number of COVID-19 diagnosed […]
7 August 2020
The Health Ministry and the Institute for Public Health of North Macedonia have opened the new Center for Epidemic Preparedness. The Center will provide centralized information in real-time, monitoring the situation, reporting, and providing advice about how to act in events and emergency situations related to public health. The need for this center was imposed […]
7 August 2020
“Support for online teaching in the 2020/2021 school year” is the name of a Facebook Group which counts 3.500 members from North Macedonia, and these days, when stil there are many unknowns about the start of the new academic year, the commentaries are reaching the fever pitch. Many parents announced they won’t let their children […]
13 July 2020
In preparation for the potential new wave of COVID-19 infections in North Macedonia, the mayors of 16 municipalities have endorsed the proposal of the Health Ministry and the Commission for Infectious Diseases to form regional “COVID-centers” in the cities where there are already general hospitals and health centers, informs the Health Ministry. In pinpoints that […]
8 July 2020
The Ministry of Health of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hour period 163 new COVID-19 cases were registered, with 8 deaths and 230 recoveries. The number of the conducted tests is 1 794. The biggest number of the newly diagnosed cases is for the capital Skopje – 87 cases, with Tetovo as […]
7 July 2020
In North Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 1 367 testings for COVID-19 were conducted, and as an outcome, 120 new cases were diagnosed. More than half of the newly diagnosed are from Skopje – 63, and Tetovo is in the second place, with 14 new cases, followed closely by the neighboring Gostivar with 12 […]
6 July 2020
In the past 10 days, the COVID-19 crisis escalated again throughout the Balkans. In the past seven days in Serbia, there were 300 cases daily, in Bulgaria 150, Bosnia and Hercegovina 170, Montenegro 57, Albania 70, and in Kosovo 100 cases per day. WHO has said that 60% of the cases out of the 10 […]
25 June 2020
Not only the Government, but also the whole society has to take part in finding the contacts during the early phase, as this is the only way to be ahead of the virus. If this is not done, we shall experience an explosive situation and that will additionally damage the economy. Now is not the […]
20 May 2020
In order to prevent the virus’ further spreading, all cinemas, theaters, museums and other institutions where mass gatherings can occur, events, concerts and other cultural events were closed. During the quarantine, most of the artistic performances can be enjoyed from home via digital platforms and YouTube channels. In North Macedonia, the theaters await for the […]
24 May 2019
In the period from the 17th to the 23rd of May, a total of 105 new cases of the measles have been reported, of which 81% of those infected had not been vaccinated, the Institute for Public Health reported today. From the total number of newly reported cases, 46 cases are from Skopje, while the […]
4 March 2019
Every day, the Clinic for Infectious Diseases reports an average of 7 to 10 people infected with the measles; this tempo indicates that the epidemic will last until the summer, say the Ministry of Health. For the measles epidemic to be declared over, there should be no reports of the disease twice within 12 days. There were […]
