This has been made known by Health Minister Venko Filipce, stressing that new forms detected by the Academy of Sciences labs pose no additional danger to citizens and health institutions.

“Since summer season (2020), six or seven genetic mutations have been discovered in the North Macedonia Academy of Sciences and Arts laboratory. They are not similar to the new version of the new choreography in Great Britain”, Phillips noted.

Health Minister has announced that the first anti-COVID-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in northern Macedonia after two weeks, while convinced that after February there will be normalisation in terms of the vaccine supply.

“Vaxes are now reserved for our country and based on the distribution dynamic, we expect the first doses to arrive in February. According to Pfizer Company plan, with increased production capacities and other companies part of the “programme. COVAX” I believe that after February we will have a distribution process everywhere and with a continuous dynamic”, Filipce stated.

He has also announced easing austerity measures after January 21st. Gastronomial and other premises will work until 9:00 instead of 6:00.

Northern Macedonia, since March 2020, has diagnosed with COVIID-19 totaling 87,590 people, of whom 2,657 have died, while 68,695 have recovered and active cases are 16,238.

Since presenting the first case, over 423 thousand people have been tested in northern Macedonia.