Friday, 10 April 2020
Macedonia 10.04.20 | 13:35

Kanal5 TV confirms that its editor in chief Goce Mihajloski is positive – he interviewed both Zaev and Mickoski last week

Kanal5 TV confirmed that its editor in chief Goce Mihajloski is positive to the coronavirus. Last week Mihajloski interviewed both opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev from the ruling SDSM party, and as a result they will both self-isolate over the next two weeks. The TV station said that...

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 13:25

Alsat TV: Two coronavirus patients have died

Two coroanvirus patients have died overnight, reports Alsat TV. One of the patients was from Skopje and the other from Struga. If confirmed, this would bring the death toll of the epidemic in Macedonia to 32.

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 11:30

Zaev will spend two weeks in self-isolation in Strumica

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev said that he will remain in self-isolation in Strumica for two weeks, after he was interviewed by a journalist who was subsequently diagnosed with Covid-19. We took all precautionary measures during the interview, we avoided contact and maintained distance, but I will stay...

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 11:22

Fifty graves damaged in the Kamnik cemetery

About 50 grave-site monuments were damaged by unknown perpetrators in the village of Kamnik, east of Skopje. The incident was reported yesterday morning, the police said.

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 11:14

Mickoski: I have no symptoms and continue to work from home

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that he has no symptoms that would be linked to the coronavirus. “I’m in excellent physical condition”, Mickoski said after it was revealed that a journalist who recently interviewed both him and SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev, tested positive...

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 10:30

Mickoski and Zaev will have to self-isolate after they were both interviewed by a journalist who is Covid-19 positive

Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev, the leaders of the two major parties VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, will have to self-isolate after they were both interviewed by a journalist who tested positive on the coronavirus. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce held a press conference this morning to inform that Mickoski...

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 10:26

Forest fire breaks out north of Skopje

Forest fire broke out yesterday on Skopska Crna Gora, north of the capital. The fire affected a region between the villages of Blace and Gorno Blace. Eighteen forest rangers were sent to contain it, but given the inaccessible area, it may require helicopter assistance.

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 10:19

Long weekend curfew begins this afternoon

A long weekend curfew begins today at 16h, when all citizens in Macedonia will be ordered to remain in their homes until Monday at 5h. The public as busily stockpiling food and medicine for the weekend. So far only the city of Kumanovo, which had a major outbreak of the coronavirus, was forced through...

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 10:10

Medical teams sent to the Sutka prison after a prisoner died of the coronavirus

Medical teams were sent to the Sutka prison to swab three dozen prisoners, after a prisoner from Radovis died two days ago and the autopsy showed he had the Covid-19 virus. Besides the prisoners, guards and other employees will also be tested for the disease. The deceased prisoner was detained for a...

World 10.04.20 | 08:40

Putin lays groundwork for the arrest of George Soros

Russia is preparing the arrest of billionaire George Soros, Croatian media outlets are reporting. According to Panopticum.hr, the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who blames Soros for endangering Russian national security and fanning he migrant crisis in Europe, had the security services prepare a case...