Tag: kumanovo
Macedonia 16.04.20 | 10:27

Kumanovo again demands that Spasovski declares a two weeks long quarantine

The municipal crisis committee in Kumanovo again requested from the Government to declare a quarantine until May 4. Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, who is fro Kumanovo, and several ministers attended the meeting of the Kumanovo committee, but afterwards Spasovski said that he will be guided...

Macedonia 15.04.20 | 17:35

Interim Prime Minister Spasovski won’t quarantine his home city despite the huge increase in coronavirus cases

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski told Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski that a decision to quarantine his hard hit city will be made only after a recommendation from the Infectious diseases committee. Spasovski visited Kumanovo today and met with the local crisis center, but essentially rejected...

Macedonia 15.04.20 | 14:52

All employees at the Kumanovo hospital tested for coronavirus

An additional screening of all hospital employees is being performed at the Kumanovo hospital today. 210 tests were taken to see if any of the employees have been infected with the coronavirus. In some departments, it is possible that there will be a reduced volume of work and capacity, but everything...

Macedonia 15.04.20 | 10:19

Government demands state of emergency be extended for another 30 days, Kumanovo demands quarantine with special measures

The number of people infected with coronavirus is increasing in the country, but yesterday a larger number of recovered was also registered – 42. Since the beginning of the epidemic in Macedonia, 908 Covid-19 cases and 44 deaths have been registered. 54 new coronavirus cases were conformed yesterday,...

Macedonia 14.04.20 | 17:52

Filipce still sees no need for additional measures in Kumanovo

For now, the Minister of Health, Venko Filipce, sees no need to introduce additional measures in the area of the municipality of Kumanovo. When asked by a journalist about the appeals from the local government – to introduce quarantine in the municipality, Filipce said: Having in mind that there...

Macedonia 14.04.20 | 15:58

Local authorities in Kumanovo – Macedonia’s hardest hit city – demand a full, two weeks long quarantine

Given the geometrically progressing number of coronavirus patients, Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimtirievski asked the Government to impose a complete quarantine, banning people from entering or leaving he city. Kumanovo and Debar lead Macedonia in per capita infections and deaths, but the much smaller Debar...

Macedonia 09.04.20 | 10:43

Kumanovo has the highest number of Covid-19 deaths so far, followed by Struga

With a total of 8 out of 30 people who have died so far from Covid-19 in Macedonia, Kumanovo is the city that has the most victims of the coronavirus in our country. Yesterday, the public was shocked by the news that the 27-year-old woman who gave birth at the end of March at the Gynecology Clinic died...

Macedonia 08.04.20 | 16:42

Crisis HQ demands more coronavirus testing points in the Kumanovo

The Municipal Crisis HQ demands opening of additional testing points in Kumanovo. The HQ ordered the Municipality of Kumanovo to close the market, the Sokolana park and to help reorganize the retirement home “Zafir Sajto”. Бараме од Владата на Република Северна...

Macedonia 08.04.20 | 16:25

27-year-old mother from Kumanovo, infected with Covid-19, has died

The 27-year-old mother from Kumanov, who was infected with Covid-19, has died, the Ministry of Health informed. On March 30, she gave birth to a premature baby boy at the Gynecology Clinic in Skopje, who tested negative for the virus. The mother was transferred at the Infectious Disease Clinic on March...

Macedonia 07.04.20 | 18:26

Filipce: The condition of a woman from Kumanovo who gave birth while Covid-19 positive is getting worse

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the condition of a woman from Kumanovo, who delivered a baby boy while she was positive for the coronavirus, has gotten worse. The woman was hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic straight after giving birth, and was initially reported to be in good...

Macedonia 07.04.20 | 17:12

Hungarian and Slovenian aid delivered to the Kumanovo hospital

Interior Minister Nake Culev today visited the Kumanovo hospital, to deliver medical protective gear that was sent as a donation from Hungary and Slovenia. Both these countries sent masks and medical protective gear to Macedonia following calls from opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski. We are aware...

Macedonia 07.04.20 | 16:56

City of Kumanovo calls on the army to help manage crowds before banks, welfare centers..

The city of Kumanovo asked for help from the army to control the large crowds of people that gather in front of banks. The city was placed under a strict curfew over the weekend, and a similar regime goes into force tomorrow, after five dozen cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed. The way the weekend...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 23:23

Dimitrievski: We are left on our own, more tests need to be performed

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski in Monday’s interview with “Top Tema” said that the city is left on its own. It’s not just about social assistance and packages. The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is absolutely absent. It does not attend any session of the municipal headquarters...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 21:00

Two more people from Kumanovo die from Covid-19

Two more people from Kumanovo have died from the coronavirus, the mayor of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski told the “Top tema” show on Monday evening. Unfortunately, two more patients have died from covid-19 tonight in Kumanovo. This was confirmed by the Center for Public Health, Dimitrievski...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 13:53

Three more nurses test positive for the coronavirus in Kumanovo

Three additional nurses from Kumanovo tested positive to the coronavirus. The hard hit city already had 11 doctors and nurses from its general hospital sidelined because of the infection. Alfa TV reports that the newly diagnosed patients will have their contacts mapped out, to determine how badly the...

Macedonia 04.04.20 | 15:52

Mickoski: My thoughts are with the people of Kumanovo, every person is important and every life matters!

In these moments of serious health crisis, but also economic, my thoughts are with the people of Kumanovo where the infection is spreading with significant progress. Kumanovo has always been a libertarian city, the first in many things, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski wrote Saturday on Facebook. Today,...

Macedonia 04.04.20 | 11:37

Dancers Zaev and Spasovski caused chaos in Kumanovo

Dancers Zoran Zaev and Oliver Spasovski caused chaos in Kumanovo, according to the largest opposition party VMRO DPMNE. As they dance with the pandemic, the lives of thousands of Kumanovo residents are in danger. Thousands of elderly and frail, chronically ill, and families with young children were left...

Macedonia 04.04.20 | 09:47

Kumanovo in complete lockdown over weekend

Kumanovo is placed under a full lock-down for the weekend. Exceptions to the curfew apply to members of the police, the army and health workers. The Government decided Friday to enforce a curfew in Kumanovo, starting from 9 p.m. on Friday up to 5 a.m. on Monday. On weekdays, the curfew begins at 4 p.m....

Macedonia 03.04.20 | 19:26

As the virus was spreading through Kumanovo, SDSM got its poorest citizens to fight over sacks of potatoes

As the city of Kumanovo faced a huge progression of coronavirus cases, the ruling SDSM party was busily distributing sacks of potatoes and packages of cooking oil, to the poorest parts of the city. The all too common practice of bribing voters to support your party was apparently planned for the April...

Macedonia 03.04.20 | 19:07

Doctors from other cities sent to Covid-19 hit Kumanovo after 11 doctors and nurses there test positive

Doctors from Skopje and Stip are being sent to Kumanovo, which was placed under a weekend long lock-down today, and has a lack of medical personnel. Eleven doctors and nurses from the Kumanovo hospital tested positive to the coronavirus, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce revealed today, greatly reducing...

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