Thursday, 9 April 2020
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 22:00

Boki 13 was in contact with a prisoner who died of Covid-19, his lawyer warns that the trial scheduled for tomorrow could prove deadly

Saso Dukoski, lawyer for Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, asked that the hearing in the major Racket trial planned for tomorrow is postponed because Boki 13 shared prison facilities with a prisoner who died of the coronavirus. The prisoner from Radovis died from apparent heart attack, but it was later...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 21:50

Minister Culev distributes Hungarian and Slovenian aid to the Skopje clinic

Interior Minister Nake Culev visited the Infectious Diseases, the Gynecology and the Gastro Clinic in Skopje today, to deliver protective gear that was donated by Hungary and Slovenia. The two countries sent planeloads of masks and medical protective gear, after being urged by the conservative VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 21:38

Number of doctors and nurses infected with the coronavirus rises to 82

The Public Health Institute (IJZ) informs that 82 doctors and nurses were infected with the coronavirus so far in Macedonia. Many of the cases are linked to the Kumanovo hospital, and the Dermatology Clinic where director Nina Caca Biljanovska kept going to work after getting infected during a ski trip...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 21:19

Trash collection issues to be added to Skopje’s quarantine woes

Skopje’s public utility company informed the public that, due to the curfew, it’s only operating in the morning shift. As the capital prepares for its first full weekend curfew, that begins on Friday early afternoon, it’s possible that the trash situation, which is already getting bad,...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 21:03

Levica condemns the Government for its “let them eat cake” press release

The far left Levica party blasted the Government for its incredibly tone deaf press release which sought to minimize the job losses caused by the coronavirus epidemic. In the press release, the Government called on the public not to pay too much attention to the reported job losses, adding that “a...
Economy 09.04.20 | 20:50

Owners of micro companies will also receive compensation, after being left out initially

The Government informed the public that it is correcting an omission in its decree to cover salaries of employees in companies that are hit by the coronavirus epidemic. The initial Government decree left out owners of companies, which prompted an angry reaction from micro-companies where the owner is...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 20:42

Bishop Timotej says that the church will be hit hard by the coronavirus quarantine over Easter

The Macedonian Orthodox Church joined in the call for assistance from the state, as it faces empty churches over the Easter holidays, due to the coronavirus epidemic. Bishop Timotej, who is the head of the bishopric of Debar and Kicevo said that the Government mandated quarantine will badly affect the...
World 09.04.20 | 17:57

V4: Budapest nursing home marred by horrid conditions as coronavirus spreads

The Pest Street Elderly Home in Budapest had 65 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection by Tuesday, 52 residents and 13 staff members. The coronavirus also appeared in the Vazsonyi Vilmos Elderly Home in central Budapest, where four elderly people were taken to hospital, all of whom had tested positive....
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 17:56

Prisoner from Resen who died yesterday had the coronavirus

The 47 year old prisoner from a village near Resen who died in the Sutka prison in Skopje was Covid-19 positive, revealed Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. The death was initially deemed a heart attack at a patient who had no prior symptoms of heart disease. An autopsy and a coronavirus test were ordered.
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 17:48

Filipce: A four month old baby contracted the coronavirus

A four months old baby and its mother were diagnosed positive to the coronavirus, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. Both the mother and te baby are admitted to the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje, and have light symptoms. The family is from Kocani, and the baby is the youngest patient with...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 17:44

Three illegal migrants detained in Skopje during the coronavirus curfew

Three illegal migrants were detained yesterday afternoon in the Kisela Voda part of Skopje. The three men, aged 24 to 35, were from Syria, Morocco and the Palestinian territories. Macedonia has seen a sharp drop in the arrests of illegal migrants, which would number in dozens almost each day at the start...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 17:22

Filipce gave a broad answer to the Islamic Community’s threat to re-open the mosques

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce refused to directly address the shocking threat from the head of the Islamic Community in Macedonia (IVZ) that he will call on his faithful to violate quarantine rules. Reis ul ulema Hadzi Sulejman efendi Rexhepi asked for financial assistance from the public budget,...
Economy 09.04.20 | 17:08

Macedonia will try to loan 800 million EUR in July

The Macedonian Government plans to issue an 10 year bond worth 800 million EUR in July. This will be the main mechanism to fund the expected deficit for 2020, caused by the coronavirus linked economic crisis. The Government is also seeking 176 million EUR in loans from the IMF and 80 million from the...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 16:53

Interior Minister Culev denies claim from his SDSM appointed deputy that a limit of three people per car will be introduced

Interior Minister Nake Culev denied a claim from his deputy Slavjanka Petrovska, that the police will fine citizens who have more than two other people in their cars and that motorists will have to use protective equipment. Regarding the misinformation that were shared in the public that there are limitations...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 15:46

Pendarovski thanked Erdogan for the assistance in medical equipment

President Stevo Pendarovski thanked Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the phone for the assistance in medical equipment, protective suits, masks and testing kits, saying alliance and solidarity among countries are important in these difficult days of the COVID-19 pandemic efforts. Pendarovski...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 15:19

Major Chinese assistance expected in Macedonia by end of April

Let’s fight the COVID-19 pandemic through joint efforts, without discrimination and mutual cooperation, in order to enhance the healthcare system for the well-being of all mankind, said Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo on Thursday and added that China’s assistance for Macedonia is expected by the end...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 15:06

46 new coronavirus cases confirmed, total number rises to 663

46 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Macedonia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 663, the Health Ministry said Thursday. Of these, 12 are in Skopje, 13 in Kumanovo, 8 in Prilep, 1 in Tetovo, 2 in Struga, 8 in Veles, 1 in Kocani and 1 in Probishtip. Thus far, COVID-19 cases...
Economy 09.04.20 | 13:48

Tanasoski: Import taxes drop in March, vegetable and fruit exports up

The coronavirus crisis, decrease in excise goods consumption and lower oil derivatives’ prices have led to a 10-percent average drop of import taxes in March, compared to the same month in 2019. Cross-border trade is continual, with vegetable and fruit exports on the rise, said Customs Administration...
Balkans 09.04.20 | 13:05

Vucic’s son hospitalized after contracting coronavirus

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday said that his son was hospitalized after contracting the novel coronavirus. My firstborn is infected by the coronavirus and his clinical condition is such that he was admitted to the infectious diseases clinic, Vucic posted to his Instagram page. No other...
Macedonia 09.04.20 | 12:59

Will Constitutional Court reconvene Parliament to confirm government’s decrees during state of emergency?

Somehow unnoticed and with a few lines statement passed the information from the Constitutional Court that the initiative for assessing the constitutionality and legality of the Decision for dissolution of the Assembly is being considered. Based on the discussions of the judges, as well as the importance...
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