Category: Health
Health 03.07.20 | 18:09

European Commission approves Covid-19 drug remdesivir

The European Commission says it has approved the use of the medication remdesivir to treat severe cases of Covid-19 in the European Union. “We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to secure efficient treatments or vaccine against the coronavirus,” Stella Kyriakides, the EU’s health commissioner,...
Health 02.07.20 | 21:11

Journalists, media workers to undergo free COVID-19 screening

The Ministry of Health in the coming days will organize free COVID-19 screening for journalists and media workers after it was requested by the Association of Journalists for Macedonia. The screening process will be carried out in two cycles. At least 500 journalists and media workers working in larger...
Macedonia Health 29.06.20 | 15:56

With 12 dead, Macedonia suffers the worst daily death toll of the epidemic

The coronavirus epidemic caused the worst daily death toll so far, with 12 dead reported. The previous worst daily toll was 11, also set during the current Second Wave of the epidemic, largely caused by violations of social distancing restrictions during the month of Ramadan. The Healthcare Ministry...
Health 27.06.20 | 15:53

While Filipce assures that the health system is in excellent condition: Dramatic growth of new cases and deaths in past 24 hours

There were 1,086 tests performed over the past 24 hours, with 150 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 30 patients have recovered, while 9 passed away, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. New cases were reported in Skopje-93, Tetovo-12, Ohrid-9, Kicevo-8, Kumanovo-7, Resen-5, Prilep-4, Stip-3, Struga-3, Gostivar-3,...
Health 25.06.20 | 12:48

Two Covid-19 patients die at Stip hospital

Two COVID-19 patients have passed away in the Stip Clinical Hospital. Hospital director Alen Gjeorgjiev told MIA that the deceased were aged 80 and 75. The 80-year old was hospitalized on June 5 while the 75-year old was brought only yesterday and passed away a few hours later. Both patients had underlying...
Health 24.06.20 | 13:31

31 units of convalescent plasma collected to treat COVID-19 patients

The Institute of Transfusion Medicine said Wednesday that 31 units of convalescent plasma have been donated for the treatment of 31 COVID-19 patients. Of these, 16 units are donated through plasmapheresis procedure and 15 through a regular blood donation, reads the press release. The Institute has developed...
Macedonia Health 19.06.20 | 18:22

Identity of people refusing self-isolation orders to be made public

The names of people refusing to accept self-isolation orders will be made public today or tomorrow at the latest, announced Health Minister Venko Filipce on Friday. Some 450 self-isolation orders are involved, according to him. Filipce said the issue had been discussed this morning by the members of...
Health 18.06.20 | 14:30

165 new coronavirus cases today – Zaev and Filipce still keep the “situation under control”

Today’s number of new Covid-19 cases registered in the country is again three-digit. According to unofficial information, about 165 new cases have been registered, of which almost 100 are from Skopje. 193 new cases and nine deaths were recorded yesterday. Hospital facilities are overcrowded and...
Health 18.06.20 | 12:02

Filipce: We’re mobilizing entire healthcare system

The Ministry of Health said a rotation system has been set in place to reinforce capacity of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and the “8 September” hospital with medical staff and better deal with the coronavirus. According to the Ministry, 54 doctors and nurses have been reassigned from public...
Macedonia Health 18.06.20 | 11:01

No patient who was on mechanical ventilation was saved at the Infectious Diseases Clinic

Unfortunately, no patient who was on mechanical ventilation was saved at the Infectious Diseases Clinic, said the director of the clinic, Dr. Milena Stevanovic. Therefore, the recommendation of the world centers that have a huge amount of experience and that have treated patients with mechanical ventilation,...
Macedonia Health 17.06.20 | 18:37

Stevanovik: Almost 50 % of Covid-19 patients who died were taken to the hospital in later stages of the disease

The Director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases Milena Stevanovik told a news coneference that almost 50 per cent of the Covid-19 patients who died at the clinic were taken to the hospital in later stages of the disease after spending over a week at home trying to recover without consulting their...
Macedonia Health 17.06.20 | 17:11

Filipce expects the number of hospitalized patients to grow, hospitals reorganizing capacities

We expect admitted patients to outnumber those released in the next seven days and that is why we should withstand this wave. Afterwards we expect a drop in the number of hospitalized patients, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Wednesday. It is very important to have the situation under control and...
Macedonia Health 17.06.20 | 17:04

Over 2,000 cases registered in Skopje so far, of which 1,425 are still active

Of the 193 new COVID-19 patients registered in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 140 are from Skopje, the Health Ministry said in a press release Wednesday. According to the Health Ministry, a total of 2,137 cases have been registered in the capital by Tuesday, of which 1,425 are still active. Most active...
Health 09.06.20 | 17:31

Filipce calls for observance of coronavirus protective measures

Health Minister Venko Filipce has again called for observance of the coronavirus protective measures and strict adherence to the personal protective measures when going out. Let’s keep a 2-meter distance indoors and outdoors, avoid gatherings of more than two persons, compulsory wearing of masks indoors,...
Health 04.06.20 | 10:50

Current list of number of coronavirus cases in every city in Macedonia

The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Macedonia stands at 2,491. Currently there are 741 active cases. The largest number of case are registered in Skopje, Kumanovo, Tetovo, Prilep, Veles, Stip.
Health 02.06.20 | 12:39

Mass COVID-19 testing starts in five Shtip-based textile plants

Mass testing for COVID-19 has started in five textile factories in Stip, which have been shut down. The director of the city’s Public Health Center, Marija Dimitrova, said that about 200 textile workers are to be tested Tuesday. Two lab technicians from Kocani’s Public Health Center have come to...
Health 02.06.20 | 11:09

Institute of Public Health: A third of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic

Up to one third of 89 COVID-19 cases confirmed on Monday involve people between the ages of 30 and 39, most of them women, according to the Institute of Public Health. Of the total number of coronavirus patients in the country, the largest percentage are over the age of 60 and the highest incidence is...
Health 29.05.20 | 16:34

Mass coronavirus testing of textile workers starts in Stip

The mass testing of textile workers from a plant in Stip, which is the latest coronavirus hotspot in Macedonia, started Thursday. Staffers from two other factories who took the same buses as the ones from where the infection spread are also being tested, as decided by the Commission for Infectious Diseases,...
Health 27.05.20 | 16:59

Four more textile workers in Stip test positive for COVID-19

Four new coronavirus cases among textile workers in Stip have been confirmed on Wednesday. The total number of workers positive for COVID-19 has risen to ten. The textile plant has been closed since Tuesday. Public health authorities said that six more COVID-19 swabs will be taken on Wednesday that are...
Health 25.05.20 | 17:07

Filipce: Coronavirus hasn’t disappeared, the situation is serious

In a Facebook post on Monday, Health Minister Venko Filipce expressed concern that despite the appeals of the health institutions to people not to hold mass gatherings, to observe measures for social distancing and movement restrictions, that didn’t happen during Sunday’s Ramadan celebrations in...
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