Tag: outbreak

In North Macedonia, all the pubic sector employees i.e. the central administration employees, the employees of the local self-government units, all the state institutions, will have to come to work with a certificate for at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or with a negative PCR-test results, done at their expense. If they don't have any of the confirmations...

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 Health registered 233 recoveries, and...

Since the kindergartens were reopened, 18 children and 55 employees have tested positive for COVID-19, and it he period between 9th and 16th of October, there were 6 children and 21 employees who were registered positive. It is evident that the number of infected is on the rise, stressed today the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Jagoda Shahpaska. She...

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. Personnel rotations will be...

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 curfews are possible again. If...

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 real. At the moment, the...

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 Physical Attendance, out of 225...

If the number of people infected with COVID-19 continues to rise, Shtip together with Skopje and Tetovo will highly likely be put under lockdown, just as city of Debar was. This was announced during a press conference by the State Secretary at the Health Ministry, Vladimir Miloshev. Taking into account the extended weekend, with Friday being a non-working day, these...

So far, out of 2 000 registered people infected with COVID-19 in North Macedonia, 32.3% have no symptoms at all, but can transmit the sickness. According to the Institute of Public Health's daily report, two-thirds of the asymptomatic cases (75%) "had contact with already confirmed case in the country". The question is if each third person of the registered infected...

Ovih dana javnost je mogla da čuje izlaganja vrhunskih doktora koji nisu epidemiolozi ili infektolozi, a koji su preporučivali građanima među ostalom, kao preventivu od virusa COVID-19, da se inhaliraju bilo čime, pa i alkoholnim pićem jer se tako smanjuje mogućnost za razvoj virusa u plućima. Posle ovakvih saveta namenjenih građanima, “Meta.mk“ je zatražila odgovore i pojašnjenja u odnosu na...

As the world is struggling to deal with one of the most far-reaching crisis in decades, and many aspects of regular life have been compromised around the globe, a certain group of people have been sharpening their swords, so to speak. Or typing more on their computers, while the crisis unfolds. COVID-19, a shortened denomination of 'coronavirus disease 2019', triggered...