The Negorci spa near Gevgelija closed its physical therapy department after a number of doctors and nurses contracted the coronavirus. Doctor Mitko Krdzev from the Gevgelija general hospital said that the spa and therapy centar also suffered a fatality due to the illness.

Due to the situation, the hospital is also limiting itself only to urgent surgeries. Macedonia is currently undergoing a new wave in the epidemic and is badly lagging in vaccinations.