Tag: pandemic

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 cases. The Institute of Public...

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 million patients were registered...

The new situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was very tough on individual sports. This period is highly challenging for swimmers who were forced to pause their training due to the closure of swimming pools and to find other ways to stay in shape. https://youtu.be/o60FUsfPeGk (For automatic translation into English, click on the cogwheel under the video, and then enable "English/auto...

In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Government adopted the protocols for the work of libraries, museums, galleries, and other exhibiting spaces. The mandatory wearing of face masks, maintaining a social distance, hand hygiene when entering and during the event will still be into force ,including regular cleaning and disinfection of the setting/room/building. The number of visitors...

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 time to lower the...

The end of World War I on the territory of the Southern Balkans and on the territory of today’s Macedonian state, in addition to major military destruction and victims of military operations, was marked with the outbreak of the Spanish flu epidemic. The disease, caused by the H1N1 influenza virus with unusual intensity, quickly spread not only among soldiers and warring parties...

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 green light and proposals from...