Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 12:15

Panovski: Coronavirus situation got out of control

The situation is already out of control, the young people should not have been allowed to go out at night, because they are to yet spread the virus as the biggest carriers, claims doctor Nikola Panovski. Since the Commission on Infectious Diseases claims that it has the situation under control, they...

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 11:59

Katica Janeva’s lawyer: Is “Raket” case invented for “Empire” defendants to be released?

Businessman Orce Kamcev said in his testimony that the “Empire” case had been set up for him to be extorted. However, we would ask the opposite question, ie whether the “Racket” case perhaps have been invented for the defendants from the “Empire” case to be released....

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 11:38

The association, in which the Zaev family appears as donor, now distributes packages in prisons

The civic association “We can all together”, in which the Zaev family also appears as donor, has now started with the distribution of, as they say, humanitarian aid for the people who are in prison. According to the association, the humanitarian aid includes packages with personal hygiene...

Health 02.06.20 | 11:09

Institute of Public Health: A third of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic

Up to one third of 89 COVID-19 cases confirmed on Monday involve people between the ages of 30 and 39, most of them women, according to the Institute of Public Health. Of the total number of coronavirus patients in the country, the largest percentage are over the age of 60 and the highest incidence is...

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 10:47

585 people caught without face masks, 337 isolation orders issued

Over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior issued 337 isolation orders, and 62 people signed self-isolation statements. In addition, no one was caught ignoring stay-at-home orders during police controls, the press release reads. According to the Interior Ministry, 585 people were caught without...

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 10:32

Kunovska: Zaev is not qualified to talk about the behavior of the virus

Zoran Zaev is not qualified to talk about the behavior of the virus, said former SDSM MP Sofija Kunovska. Whether the coronavirus is weakens and how contagious it is is a highly expert question that only professionals based on scientific research can afford to comment on, says Kunovska.

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 10:15

Measures for whole of Skopje, not just putting Cair on lockdown, says Cair Mayor Ganiu

We took measures according to all recommendations given to us, what we had under our competence we as a municipality did our best, claims the mayor of Cair, Visar Ganiu, who went on Monday into self-isolation due to contact with an infected person. We were considered a municipality that had the least...

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 09:54

Face masks mandatory on public transport, no free service for seniors

People using public transport must wear protective face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Regular disinfection of buses is also mandatory. Carriers need to limit the number of simultaneously carried commuters, which should not exceed 50 percent of the vehicle’s capacity in line with a government...

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 09:42

Katica Janeva to deliver closing arguments in “Racket” case trial

Former special prosecutor Katica Janeva, now defendant in the “Racket” case, is to deliver Tuesday closing arguments in the case at the Skopje-based Criminal Court. In addition to Janeva, her defense is also expected to deliver closing arguments. Defendant Bojan Jovanovski, aka Boki 13, delivered...

World 02.06.20 | 09:20

George Floyd’s death was homicide, medical examiner’s report says

A local medical examiner’s report lists the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis last week, as a homicide. The new report released by the Hennepin County medical examiner lists the cause of death as “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating...

Macedonia 02.06.20 | 09:08

Osmani: Elections will definitely take place in the fall

Elections to be held either on July 5 or on regular date in the fall, Bujar Osmani said late Monday on TV21’s “Click Plus” show. Efforts will be made to create conditions, but also a consensus to be reached over July 5. But if there are no conditions for July 5, elections will definitely...