COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached North Macedonia in February 2020.[3]
| COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia Пандемија на коронавирус во Македонија 2020 (in Macedonian) | |
|---|---|
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | North Macedonia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China via Italy |
| Index case | Skopje |
| Arrival date | 26 February 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 307,967[1][2] |
| Active cases | 1,111 |
| Recovered | 297,600 |
Deaths | 9,256 |
| Government website | |
| koronavirus.gov.mk | |
Cases
The first case in the country was mainly connected with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy as there are about 70,000 residents[4] of Italy from North Macedonia. This resulted in many people returning to North Macedonia, bringing the virus with them.[5] It was confirmed in 26 February.
COVID-19 Pandemic In North Macedonia Media
Quarantined areas on 13 March in red
Health Minister Venko Filipče visiting the National Institute of Public Health in Skopje.
COVID-19 outbreak in North Macedonia as of 6 May
President Stevo Pendarovski is holding a video conference with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili to discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The first preventive measures against the spread of the virus were introduced at the airport in Skopje, where a thorough camera scan of passengers was done coming from Dubai and Istanbul in the end of January.
Sign on the floor saying to maintain a physical distance of 1.5 meters.
References
- ↑ "Latest information on COVID-19 in North Macedonia". koronavirus.gov.mk. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ "Real-time Coronavirus condition in North Macedonia". gdi.net (in македонски).
- ↑ "Уште три нови случаи на коронавирус во Македонија, вкупната бројка достигна седум". Сител Телевизија (in македонски). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ↑ "Macedoni in Italia". comuni-italiani.it (in italiano).
- ↑ "Два нови потврдени случаи на корона вирус во Дебар". zdravstvo.gov.mk (in македонски). 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
