Tag: pandemic
World 01.02.22 | 09:58

WHO: Pandemic has created a mountain of medical rubbish

More than 200,000 tons of medical waste – much of it plastic waste – has accumulated worldwide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. According to WHO estimates, the billions of vaccinations since the beginning of the pandemic have generated...
Macedonia 07.07.21 | 15:02

Filipce: The pandemic could last until 2024, that is why it is important that as many citizens as possible get inoculated

There are predictions that the pandemic could last until 2024. But that does not mean we should and must remain closed. This means that it is important for as many citizens as possible to get inoculated, Health Minister Venko Filipce said on Wednesday. He added that it was not known if there would be...
Life 01.06.21 | 18:53

Children greatly affected by socio-economic consequences from the pandemic

While government COVID-19 socio-economic measures have mitigated the impact on extreme child poverty, more children are living below the average standard of living. Furthermore, disruptions to services in social protection and education and decreased demand in health services are putting children at...
Macedonia 07.04.21 | 16:54

Worst week during the pandemic – 260 deaths, 18 of them were aged 20 to 49

In one week, ie in the period from March 29 to April 4, a total of 7,933 new Covid-19 cases  were registered in 35 cities in the country, and 260 patients died, according to the weekly analysis of the Institute of Public Health. In these seven days, highest number of new cases and deaths was registered,...
Macedonia 01.12.20 | 19:13

Government adopts protocol for events covered by media during pandemic

The Government adopted Tuesday the Protocol for events covered by media during the coronavirus pandemic, which regulates the media presence at public events and the organizer’s tasks for ensuring safe and continued work of media and all others attending the event. It contains two parts, general...
Macedonia 30.09.20 | 17:20

Resignations of nurses should serve as a warning sign

The head of the Associaton of nurses warned the Healthcare Ministry that it needs to pay attention to the position of nurses at this critical moment of the pandemic, as three employees of the Infectious Diseases Clinic resigned in one day. Gordana Beslioska said that the resignations should be a warning...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 11:23

Coronavirus death toll reaches 700

Seven months into the pandemic, the number of coronavirus patients who have died in Macedonia reached 700. The first positive case, a woman who arrived from Italy, was registered on February 26, and schools closed two weeks later, but the deaths initially were few and far between. Now, especially after...
Culture 23.07.20 | 10:35

Book launch for the Macedonian translation of Pandemic! by Slavoj Žižek

Ars Libris will hold a book launch for the Macedonian translation of Pandemic!: Covid-19 Shakes the World by Slovenian political philosopher Slavoj Žižek online at 7 pm. The publishing house’s Filip Vidinovski will interview Žižek on how current events are going to change the world and the...
World 01.06.20 | 22:15

This is what travelling will look like after the pandemic

Tourist corridor and travel bubble – those who wish to travel have been introduced to these new terms in recent weeks. The pandemic has done quite a number on tourism, like everything else, and now the tourism industry is trying to do anything to revive and recover, which cannot be done without new...
World 08.04.20 | 10:07

1,4 million people infected with the coronavirus worldwide

The number of people affected with the coronavirus worldwide has grown to 1.4 million. About 80.000 are estimated to have died of the pandemic, while 300.000 recovered after being initially tested positive. In Macedonia, the number of confirmed cases is just below 600, and 27 have died. The Infectious...

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