TY - JOUR TI - Government initiatives of the Republic of North Macedonia during coronavirus pandemic – selected issues AU - Mazepa, Diana TI - Government initiatives of the Republic of North Macedonia during coronavirus pandemic – selected issues AB - The end of 2019 brought reports of a new disease emerging in China. At the end of the year, the first SARS‑CoV‑2 infections were recorded in the Hubei province, and in January it began to appear in other regions of the world, including Europe. On 11 III 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new disease as a pandemic. The coronavirus highlighted the vulnerabilities and imperfections of state systems regardless of latitude and world position. In order to deal with the spreading virus and at the same time to prevent economic and social collapses, states imposed numerous restrictions on citizens. North Macedonia was also in the same situation, and the purpose of this article is to present the situation in the context of government initiatives taken in the period from January 2020 to June 2021. VL - 2021 IS - Volume 15 PY - 2021 SN - 2082-7695 C1 - 2720-0825 SP - 183 EP - 208 DO - 10.4467/20827695WSC.21.009.14716 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/wschodnioznawstwo/article/rzadowe-inicjatywy-republiki-polnocnej-macedonii-w-dobie-pandemii-covid-19-wybrane-zagadnienia KW - The Republic of North Macedonia KW - pandemic KW - coronavirus KW - SARS‑CoV‑2 KW - Covid‑19