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Curfew again in North Macedonia – the streets were almost empty [Photo gallery]
The new curfew in North Macedonia in its first night, starting yesterday at 10 PM and lasting until 6 AM this morning, emptied the streets. The Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski visited several police points in Skopje.
The night curfews, starting at 10 PM and lasting until 6 AM in the morning will take place until the 22nd of March. The...
Dr. Stojanov: The pandemic will last much longer, all restrictions will be in vain if we do not obey the measures
In the previous year, we learned nothing if we take into account the the number of COVID-related cases and the restrictive measures that will be imposed once again.... The situation is showing that all measures will be in vain, as we don't understand that we should not join the crowds, not frequent the shopping malls, that we should avoid...
North Macedonia: 51 new COVID-19 cases, 308 patients recover
In the last 24 hours in North Macedonia, 755 tests were done and 51 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, informed the Ministry of Health.
It adds that 9 patients died from the disease and 308 recovered in the aforesaid period.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia since the start of the pandemic is 97 101 and the...
North Macedonia: New 389 coronavirus cases, the number of active cases dropped below 6 000
In Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, there are less than 3 000 active cases of COVID-19, and the total number of the active cases throughout the country is below 6 000, i.e. Skopje has 2 778 cases and in the country there are 5 933 active COVID-19 cases, informs the Health Ministry of North Macedonia.
It reported that in...
North Macedonia: New 373 coronavirus infections, seven dead and 638 patients who recovered
In the last 24 hours in North Macedonia, 2 107 tests were done and 373 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, informed the Ministry of Health.
It adds that 7 patients died from the disease and 638 recoveries were registered in the same period.
The total number of COVID-19 diagnosed cases in North Macedonia since the start of the pandemic is...
Zaev – Galloway: The collaboration with the United Kingdom intensifies
Zoran Zaev, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia met with Rachel Galloway, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to North Macedonia. The intensification of the cooperation between the two countries even during the pandemic was hailed at the meeting, the press release notes.
"An expectation for even more active promotion of this cooperation in all areas, after the signed Agreement...
Metamorphosis Foundation’s Director Bardhyl Jashari is representing Macedonia at Basel Peace Forum
The 5th edition of the Basel Peace Forum that is taking place in Basel, Switzerland, has begun. At this forum, renowned political figures, then activists, academic experts, businessmen from all corners of the world, discuss the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on our lives, Portalb.mk informs.
At the Forum, which is taking place online and will last for three days,...
The drop in the COVID-19 death rate and the number of infections is not a signal for North Macedonia to relax
Even though the numbers of new infected patients on a daily basis from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the people who died as of result of the COVID-19 infection in North Macedonia are dropping, the pandemic is still far from over and the people still have to continue to obey the mitigation measures, the epidemiologists warn.
Compared to the other Balkan...
The pandemic imposed unprecedented changes in education, high school students demanded decision-making role
This time last year, no one in the world and in North Macedonia, as well, could anticipate that the education will be facing one of the biggest challenges so far. With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, last year's March was the key point when things began to change. The schools, kindergartens, and even the colleges were all closed....
Energy sector investments in North Macedonia were put to a halt during the COVID crisis, will there be any boost during 2021?
During 2020, the investments in new energy facilities from renewable sources of energy (RSE) were more than modest. For 2021, the Government announced very ambitious and significant projects that will start with issuing public calls during the first half of this year.
During last year, the energy projects remained in the shadow of priority health-economic measures for dealing with the...
The Government bans all organized celebrations during the festive season, Zaev pleads to not allow another escalation of the pandemic
During a joint press conference with the Health Minister Venko Filipche and the President of the Commission for Protection from Infectious Diseases, Dr. Žarko Karadžovski, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev announced the government's decision to ban all celebrations that would be taking place in open or closed spaces in a period of one month. Also, the...
Infectious Diseases Commission of North Macedonia suggests that bars and restaurants close at 18 h instead of 21 h
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus and the increase of the number of new infections during the forthcoming festive season, the Infectious Diseases Commission of North Macedonia will recommend a new set of restrictive measures for the period from 18th of December until the 21st of January. One of them is imposing that the caffes, bars and restaurants...
Inspection at the Clinical hospital in Shtip in the aftermath of the death of a 41-year-old patient
The death of a 41-year-old patient who died in the Clinical hospital in Shtip's Infectious disease ward is being investigated by State Sanitary and Health Inspectors, that at the moment are carrying out an outstanding inspection monitoring concerning this case, informed the Health Ministry.
This follows right after a daughter of the deceased patient reacted on Facebook. She published several...
North Macedonia with all-time high – 641 new COVID-19 cases, number of active cases surpassed 6 000
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...
The Government of North Macedonia will continue subsidizing Wizz Air after the flights resume
The Government of North Macedonia will continue with the financial support for Wiz Air for establishing new flights from both Macedonian airports as soon as the low budget airline resumes the flights in accordance with the conditions and statutes planned by the Agreement for the period between 2019 and 2022, informs the Ministry of Transport and Communications of North...
North Macedonia’s Government with a decision for re-opening of the kindergartens on 9th of September
The government of North of Macedonia in the meeting yesterday adopted the Information on the re-opening of the institutions for care and education of children – kindergartens/Early child development centres, which is planned for 9th of September, the Government's Press Office informs. In the next period, the kindergartens around the country will have to prepare for work.
"The government recommends...
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...
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...
Final unofficial results by North Macedonia’s SEC – SDSM with 2 MP seats more than VMRO-DPMNE
The president of the State Election Commission (SEC) of North Macedonia, Oliver Derkoski, at the public meeting of the SEC, held about 22 hours after the end of the voting process in the early parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, tonight announced the final unofficial results. The numbers of MP seats won by the political parties who participated in the...
In North Macedonia 16 municipalities will create COVID-centers in preparation for the autumn wave
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 it's about additional temporary capacities,...
