THE MUNICIPAL HEADQUARTERSIN FUNCTION OF DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC OF COVID 19 IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
THE MUNICIPAL HEADQUARTERSIN FUNCTION OF DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC OF COVID 19 IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of 2020, the world faced an epidemic caused by the Covid-19 virus. Due to the intensity of its virulence and the speed of its spread among the population, different percentages of the countries’ population became infected. The World Health Organization declared a Covid-19 as Pandemic. First registered case of the virus in Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) was in February2020. The first hotspot was the municipality of Debar. In order to successfully manage the virus a state of crisis was declared over the territory of the municipality of Debar and Centar Zhupa. In addition, the city was quarantined. By the beginning of the summer in all municipalities, cases of Covid-19 infection were registered. President of the State declared a state of emergency which in the following period in 2020 was extended 5 (five) times. The state of emergency enabled efficient use of the available resources of the state. Management of Covid-19 at regional and local level, was taken over by the headquarters established in the municipalities. The paper aims to detect the strengths and weaknesses of this operational approach.

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