North Macedonia is in the phase of widespread transmission of the coronavirus, but with adequate capacities for response, so in these conditions the Commission for Infectious Diseases does not recommend the establishment of new restrictive measures and appeals to citizens to behave appropriately and respect the measures current.

At the last meeting of the Commission, it was emphasized that last week a slight increase in the number of new cases was observed to 8.5, but it is not a worrying fact.

KSI appeals to citizens who have symptoms or suspect they are positive for the coronavirus to behave responsibly and avoid close contact with other people and stay in closed rooms without masks and with continuous ventilation.

"The recommendation remains for all citizens, and especially for citizens who are part of the risk groups for a more severe progression of the disease, to adhere to all confirmed epidemiological measures for protection against infection, such as frequent and complete washing or disinfection of hands, avoiding crowds and staying in closed and unventilated rooms and wearing protective masks, as well as respecting the recommendations for vaccination against Covid-19", appeals the Commission.

During yesterday, according to the data of the Institute of Public Health, 1570 tests were performed and 739 new cases of Covid-19 were registered, of which 153 were reinfections.

Skopje remains the city with the largest number of active cases - 1,700.

Vaccination for the fourth dose against the coronavirus, which can be received by people over 18 years old who have received three doses of the vaccine against Covid-19, is ongoing.