Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Macedonia 01.04.20 | 13:32

Doctors from Ohrid say instructions from Minister Filipce prevented them from admitting the Covid-19 patient who later died

Doctors from the Ohrid general hospital are defending their call not to admit a patient with the coronavirus, who later died at home. In a press release, they informed the public that the hospital is not equipped to handle such cases, and that instructions from Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce were...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 13:00

The mother from Ohrid likely died from sepsis, Covid-19 test is being performed

The Skopje Gynecology Clinic informed the public that the 37 year old woman who died along with her baby after giving birth yesterday is yet to be tested for the coronavirus. A likely cause of death is sepsis, but coronavirus is not ruled out. The clinic says that the woman was brought with a fever of...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 12:48

The field hospital covered in snow

The field hospital placed next to the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje, in case the coronavirus epidemic escalates, is buckling under the surprise overnight snowstorm. Social media users posted pictures showing that the tents are giving way and may become unusable. The Roll 2 hospital, that was sent...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 11:28

Tragedy: Coronavirus infected mother died along with her baby

A 34 year old woman from Ohrid, believed to be positive on the coronavrus, died yesterday evening in the Gynecology Clinic in Skopje. Her baby also dies. The woman was sent to Skopje after suffering from fever and complications in her pregnancy. An Ohrid news site reports that she had a severe case of...

Economy 01.04.20 | 11:19

VMRO-DPMNE: The proposed stimulus package is nowhere near enough

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said that the economic measures finally announced by the SDSM led Government yesterday are badly insufficient as a response to the coronavirus epidemic and will lead to a long and difficult economic crisis. The package of measures are a huge disappointment. It’s...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 10:55

Half of the Macedonian citizens who asked to be evacuated gave up after they were given the price and told they will have to be quarantined

The Foreign Affairs Ministry informs that since organized flights and road transport was introduced, 2.020 Macedonian citizens have returned home from various countries. A total of 5.228 required assistance, but about half of them gave up after being told that they will be placed in mandatory quarantine...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 10:41

Badly hit by the coronavirus epidemic, Kumanovo faces a shortage of ambulance teams

The city of Kumanovo, which has the third highest number of coronavirus cases after Skopje and Debar, is facing a shortage of ambulance vehicles and trained staff. Local media report that emergency response teams are forced to screen calls, and only react in cases where a life is threatened. For days...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 10:29

Snow storm over Macedonia

Macedonia woke up covered with snow this morning. An unusual April snow-storm is reported from across the country and it will continue to fall throughout the day. Lower areas along the Vardar river valley get rain instead of the snow. The mountains and the Pelagonija valley will se up to 20 centimeters...

Macedonia 01.04.20 | 10:23

Kanal5: Two Covid-19 positive women gave birth in Skopje, in one case the baby died

Kanal 5 TV reports that two women who gave birth in the past two days were infected with the coronavirus. In one of the cases the baby was stillborn. It’s still being determined whether the infection caused the death of the baby. The TV station reports that the women came to the Skopje Gynecology...