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Macedonia 23.02.22 | 10:45

PCR tests are no longer required to leave the country

Macedonia has lifted the requirement to show negative PCR tests for leaving the country. Corona committee spokesman Zlate Mehmedovic said that travelers obviously still need to check the regime of the country they are travelling to.
Macedonia 19.02.22 | 19:51

Only one of 200 PCR tests conducted in schools came back positive

Only one of the 200 tests conducted among elementary school children yesterday came back positive, Healthcare Minister Bekim Sali said. The tests were started after healthcare experts began suspecting that the schools are a major vector of transmission. Sali also said that the results of another on-going...
Balkans 09.01.22 | 19:27

Greece extends PCR test mandate for travelers until January 24

The latest ministerial decision, according to which travelers to Greece will be required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours or a laboratory rapid antigen test taken within 24 hours of arrival to Greece, which was introduced on Dec. 19, 2021, has been extended for another two...
Macedonia 23.11.21 | 16:49

Bulgaria will allow relatives of the victims to enter without the necessary coronavirus certificates

Bulgaria announced that it will allow close relatives of the passengers killed in the devastating bus accident south of Sofia to enter without the obligatory coronavirus tests or vaccination certificates. 45 people, most of them Macedonian citizens from Kumanovo, Skopje, Tetovo and other cities, were...
Macedonia 01.09.21 | 09:31

As of Wednesday, vaccination certificate, proof of COVID-19 recovery or negative PCR test required for exiting and entering Macedonia

As of Wednesday, to exit the country Macedonian citizens and foreign nationals will be required to present a vaccination certificate, i.e. proof of having received two vaccine doses, proof of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 45 days as from the day of recovery, a negative PCR test done in the...
Macedonia Balkans 27.08.21 | 12:13

Greece introduces rapid corona tests for unvaccinated visitors

Greek authorities are introducing mandatory coronavirus tests for visitors from 16 countries, including Macedonia, who have not been vaccinated, or have not overcome the illness. Currently, Macedonian citizens are allowed to enter Greece with proof of vaccination, proof of overcoming the illness, or...
Macedonia 24.08.21 | 22:14

Only vaccinated, recovered and people with negative PCR test allowed into Macedonia starting September 1

As of September 1, everyone entering Macedonia must show proof of being fully vaccinated or having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 45 days, or a negative PCR test result that is no older than 72 hours, the government decided during a session on Tuesday. Macedonian nationals who will return to the...
Macedonia 21.08.21 | 11:06

Restaurant owners demand lighter coronavirus restrictions

An association representing the hospitality industry asked the Government to allow citizens to go to restaurants and cafes with PCR tests or proof of having overcome the coronavirus infection. As of this week, the Government ordered that only fully vaccinated citizens can enter restaurants and enclosed...
Macedonia 28.02.21 | 15:05

British citizens caught trying to enter Macedonia with fake PCR tests

Two British citizens, aged 37 and 12, were detained at the Skopje airport early this morning as they were trying to enter Macedonia with fake PCR tests. The two were handed to inspectors from the cross-border crimes division.
Macedonia 05.10.20 | 10:26

Proposal to open Macedonia’s borders for citizens of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia

The Committee on infectious diseases proposed that Macedonia opens its borders for entries from Albania, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro without requiring PCR tests. Even as the Government and Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce insist that the coronavirus crisis is getting worse every day, this proposal...
Macedonia 27.09.20 | 14:00

Balkan countries are discussing opening the borders, Minister Filipce says

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the US administration is coordinating Balkan countries in an attempt to have them open their borders without demanding PCR coronavirus tests. Movement across the region is currently largely stopped, as each country has its own regime of closures that are absolute,...

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