Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Macedonia 03.06.20 | 23:06

Filipce: Gatherings, non-observance of measures, failure to punish violators are the reasons for hike in cases and curfew reinstatement

Analyses of trends in recent days have shown several locations across the country having a fast spread of the virus and clusters that appear as a result of non-observance of the preventive measures. Family gatherings, failure to wear protective equipment, non-observance of measures in passenger transport...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 22:22

Filipce: Epidemiological interviews showed that the infected persons circulated around the city, the curfew protects Skopje as a whole

The measures for restricted movement are valid for all Skopje municipalities because the city is a functional unit, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Wednesday. The epidemiological interviews showed that the infected persons and their contacts circulated around the city, and this is a measure to...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 21:08

Muhamed Zekiri, his wife and their daughter hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic

Muhamed Zekiri, his wife and their three-month-old daughter Dalia have been hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje, they are in stable condition, and have a fever, Health Minister Venko Filipce said. He added that people who are from the Zekiri cluster are still being tested.

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 20:49

Extended weekend lockdown, citizens banned from visiting cemeteries, except for funerals

The Government has accepted the recommendation of the Commission for Infectious Diseases and decided to restrict the movement for the coming extended weekend, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Wednesday. Curfew in all Skopje municipalities, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Stip, Tetovo, Bogovinje, Brvenica, Tearce,...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 20:31

Government accepts Commission’s proposal, curfew from 9 pm on Thursday until 5 am on Monday

The proposal of the Commission on Infectious Diseases to introduce a restriction on the movement of citizens for the upcoming extended weekend has been fully accepted by the Government. According to the decision, the curfew will be introduced in Skopje, Stip, Kumanovo, including Lipkovo, and Tetovo from...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 20:16

Mickoski: Zaev is ready to do literally everything to stay in power!

In an interview with “Kurir”, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that, unfortunately, there is no doubt that Zaev and this SDSM set are ready for anything just to stay in power. The leader of the opposition sees the current government as a national pandemic, which can be cured only...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 18:42

Entry in Macedonia upon presenting negative PCR test or mandatory 14-day state quarantine

The Ministry of Interior said Wednesday that Macedonian nationals and foreigners with regulated stay in the country must, upon entry in Macedonia, present a negative PCR test done within the previous 72 hours. The persons will then sign a Statement on mandatory 14-day self-isolation, with representatives...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 18:01

Katica Janeva takes off her clothes at Audit Office meeting

Former SPO Prosecutor Katica Janeva from the Basic Criminal Court was taken to the State Audit Office where she violated public order and peace, ie she took off her clothes and stood in her underwear in the presence of several people attending the official working meeting and refused to give any statement,...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 17:48

Osmani says companies and institutions should appoint so called COVID-19 coordinators

Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani said Wednesday that companies and institutions should appoint so called COVID-19 coordinators. They will be tasked with monitoring the implementation of COVID-19 measures and guidelines, according to him. Obviously, we are witnessing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases nationwide....

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 17:31

Commission on Infectious Diseases proposes long weekend curfew in Skopje, Stip, Kumanovo and Tetovo

At Wednesday’s meeting, the Commission on Infectious Diseases adopted a proposal to introduce a curfew in Skopje, Stip, Kumanovo, including Lipkovo and Tetovo starting from 9 pm on Thursday until 5 am on Monday. In other cities, the Commission is proposing a curfew from 4 pm to 5 am every day. The...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 17:15

COVID-19: 101 new cases in Macedonia, 4 die

101 new coronavirus patients have been recorded in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, the majority of which (59) in Skopje, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. COVID-19 cases were also registered in Kumanovo – 12, Stip – 7, Prilep – 1, Tetovo – 5, Struga – 6, Veles – 1, Ohrid – 1, Kavadarci...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 17:07

Misajlovski: Urgent strategy needed because we are heading up a blind alley

Today, we are witnessing a new big wave of new coronavirus cases. This indicates that the health situation in the Republic of Macedonia, unfortunately, is bad and unstable, the Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE, Vlado Misajlovski wrote Wednesday on Facebook. At the moment, there is no need for political controversy,...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 16:37

Osmani: EC to present negotiating framework on June 9 or 10

The European Commission (EC) is to present draft negotiating framework for Macedonia on June 9 or 10 along with the brief progress report, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani said Wednesday. During his visit to Stip, he also said that reaching a consensus on election date will not affect the...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 16:03

GRECO demands that Macedonia shows results in the fight against corruption

The GRECO anti-corruption group said that it expects results and reforms in Macedonia in the fight against corruption. According to the Council of Europe body, the activities have stalled with the approach of the elections and need to be resumed. I reiterate once again – this is not for the MPs, this...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 15:57

Boki 13 says he’s ready to talk about the Racket 2 scandal, involving Venko Filipce and Den Doncev

Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, who is one of the two main suspects in the Racket scandal, said that he will reveal additional information about the Racket 2 scandal – a case in which the top healthcare officials are charged with racketeering. Boki 13 has been very cooperative over the past few...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 14:56

Another textile mill in Stip ordered to close because of coronavirus fears

Another textile mill in Stip was ordered to close down, said Mayor Blagoja Bocvarski, because of fears that the coronavirus will spread among the workers. Bocvarski would not name the factory, but said that it had one case among 250 employees, and that it is the sixth such factory that was ordered to...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 14:52

Government holds emergency meeting to discuss the spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths

The Macedonian Government is holding an emergency meeting today to discuss the spike in coronavirus cases over the past week which has seen the highest daily death toll and the infection rates creep over 100 per day for the first time since mid April. It’s possible that the Government decides to...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 13:30

The spike continues: Four deaths and 101 new coronavirus cases

Four deaths and 101 new coronavirus cases is the toll during the past day, the Healthcare Ministry informed. This adds to the grim results that started to pour in last week, when Macedonia began going through a major new spike in the epidemic. The deceased patients include a 58 year old man from Skopje,...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 13:19

Zaev and Filipce try to calm the public as they continue to push for early elections

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev and Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce came out with assurances to the public, as the grim reports of high deaths and newly infected patients come day after day. The measures we took are giving results. We should continue to believe in them and in our ability to protect public...

Macedonia 03.06.20 | 13:08

Taravari: The epidemic is out of control

The coronavirus epidemic in Macedonia is out of control, said doctor Arben Taravari, who is the Mayor of Gostivar and a top official of the Alliance of Albanians. Taravari, who was Healthcare Minister in Zaev’s first cabinet, spoke to Euronews Albania to note that Macedonia currently has a higher...

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