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In North Macedonia 12 000 infected with the new coronavirus variant so far, new outbreak expected in autumn (Infographic)
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in North Macedonia surpassed 12 000. From the first case that was registered about five months ago, up to date, the number of deceased people is 530.
However, in the last few weeks, the daily graph of the number of patients who recovered is very good, as day by day the...
The banks in North Macedonia see loss of profits in the first quarter of this year
There has been a significant reduction of the profits of the banks in North Macedonia in the first quarter of this year, and due to the coronavirus crisis, rise of the rate of the irrecoverable loans is expected, the new data of the National Banks reveal.
In the first quarter of 2020, total profits of the 15 banks in the...
North Macedonia’s COVID-19 toll: In the last 24 hours, 141 new cases and 161 recoveries
In North Macedonia in the last 24 hours, the 1 885 conducted COVID-19 tests helped discover 141 new cases of the disease, and in the same period, 161 patients recovered from the disease, the Ministry of Health informs. There is one casualty of the disease – 51-year old woman from Skopje died in hospital.
The total number of COVID-19 cases...
Still no combined train – urban public transportation passes and the unlicensed taxis reap the benefits (Infographic)
There is still no action by the authorities towards the introduction of a combined travel pass for both trains and public transportation, that would be used by citizens who travel everyday between Skopje and the nearby cities such as Veles, Kumanovo, and Tetovo. The public entreprise Railways of RNM- Transport informed Meta.mk that there haven’t been any discussions with...
Due to illicit resales in the past, new school computers in North Macedonia will be issued with return obligation
From the beginning of the following school year, on 1st of September, the teachers that do not own computers will use the school machines that are now in the Informatics classrooms, for teaching. They will be distributed in each classroom to allow for normal teaching, says Elizabeta Naumovska, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of North Macedonia for meta.mk,...
The planet is overheating, if we don’t prevent the climate change, it will bring new pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world in crucible. The economies, health systems, and the education are in the process of creating habits for the "new normal" that, when we are at it, mustn't ignore the environment and the fight against the climate change. There are cries that are getting louder and louder that the pandemics are the unavoidable...
The parents demand online teaching, Ministry of Education adamant – students will attend school from September
"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 attend school as, in...
No comparison between Beirut blast and the chemical depot in OHIS, professor Stafilov claims
There is no room for any comparison whatsoever between the accident in Beirut, that was caused by the explosion of inappropriately stored chemical, and the potential danger for Skopje caused by the chemicals stored in the former chemical industry complex OHIS, claims Trajče Stafilov, a Professor at the Institute of Chemistry at the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty in...
We travel mostly by car and public transport, we use buses and trains less and less (infographic)
In the past three decades, the traveling habits of the Macedonian nationals have changed significantly. The data provided by the State Statistical Bureau of North Macedonia show that car and taxi transportation have had become the main means of transportation through the years.
In 2018, 80.4% of the traveled passenger-kilometers in the road transport (9,452 millions passenger-kilometers), were in private...
North Macedonia: Number of mobile subscribers drops, number of landlines rises slightly
Is it an increased interest among the citizens for the use of landline telephony or is it actually a rise in the sale of service bundles by the Internet and landline telephony operators? There is an unusual twist on the market of electronic communications in North Macedonia, where during the fourth trimester the last year there was rise of...
Classroom teaching is vital, the rules for the schools are being prepared in North Macedonia
Certain schools in North Macedonia have better spatial conditions, others are less competent in this regard. At some schools, there may be a large number of pupils, so working in shifts will have to be introduced and at some there are smaller classrooms and working in shifts will not be required. Therefore, the teaching process with physical presence will...
The Public Health Institute registered more people recovering from COVID-19 and less newly infected and deceased patients
In the period 20th - 26th of July, the Public Health Institute of North Macedonia has registered a decrease in the number of newly infected and deceased persons. Also, there was an increase in the number of recovered persons compared to the previous week. What is evident when comparing age groups is that a larger number of infections were...
State Environmental Inspectorate: The chemical tank with vinyl chloride at OHIS is secured
The chemical tank containing vinyl chloride monomer in the OHIS industrial complex's yard has a cooling system and is secured, stated the State Environmental Inspectorate of North Macedonia. After several posts appeared on the social networks and due to the general public's concern that vapors escape from the pressurized storage tank where the dangerous chemical has been stored, the...
Supervision inspects the situation, the works on Kumanovo-Beljakovce railroad resume next year
After German company "Wiebe" as the contractor decided to terminate the agreement for the building of the railroad from Kumanovo to Beljakovce in North Macedonia, the independent supervior of this construction project has started several activities for inspection of the current situation of the project. So far, 55% of the construction works for the railroad has been finished, and...
Skopje City Hospital “8 Septemvri” is waiting for anesthesiologists to start performing surgeries again, not all services at the clinics are available to patients
Not all of the health services are available for the citizens at all of the wards at the clinics and hospitals in North Macedonia, but very soon every ward will resume work and all services will become available, said the Health Minister Venko Filipche for Meta.mk.
At the moment, not all types of operations are performed in the clinics. At...
With or without new coronavirus, problems of the bicyclists in North Macedonia persist (VIDEO)
The question about the extent of the importance of bicycles as a means of transportation for North Macedonia's citizens returned again with the rise of the numbers of COVID-19 infection cases. The coronavirus' rapid spread through close contacts has led to serious difficulties in the functioning of public transportation in the cities, including an increased interest by the people...
In North Macedonia, 94 new COVID-19 cases, 42 recoveries and 8 deaths
The Ministry of Health of North Macedonia informs that in the last 24 hours 830 COVID-19 testings were conducted and 94 of the patients tested positive. More than half of them are from the capital Skopje – 49 in all.
In the same period, 42 patients recovered from COVID-10 and 8 people died – 2 from Skopje, 2 from Gostivar,...
Vardar River in Skopje polluted again, inspectors out in the field, culprits still unknown
Environmental inspectors investigated the two biggest industry complexes within the yard of the former Skopje Steelworks - "Makstil" and "Liberty Group" (former ArcelorMital), but still do not have a clue who is behind today's pollution of the Vardar River near Lisiche in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
When the photographs of Vardar River appeared on social networks with a...
Drisla landfill will stop incinerating medical waste next month
This summer, the first quantities of medical waste will be sterilized at Drisla landfill, that services Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The new unit that the landfill has acquired will start working from next month, which means the procedure for burning waste created by COVID-19 centers and other medical institutions in Macedonia will finally be abandoned. Drisla's incinerator,...
For the first time, the number of recovered patients higher than that of the new cases
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia registered 205 today newly infected cases with COVID-19 in Macedonia, 336 recovered patients and 6 deaths. What is noticeable is that the number of recovered patients is the highest in a single day (336) since the start of the epidemic, and at the same time these numbers are significantly higher than the numbers...
