Tag: corona
Macedonia 22.08.21 | 18:18

Corona report: 14 deaths and 882 new cases

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 14 patients died of the coronavirus infection over the past day. There were four deaths in Skopje and Tetovo, and three in Gostivar. The deceased were aged between 49 and 84.  There were 882 newly diagnosed cases, out of 6,591 tests in total. Skopje has 333 new...
Macedonia 22.08.21 | 16:08

Gostivar hit by a tsunami of coronavirus cases

Doctors in Gostivar warn that the city is facing a tsunami of coronavirus cases, Alfa TV reports. The local general hospital is filled to capacity and even as the most serious cases are sent to Skopje for treatment, many of those left in Gostivar are also in difficult condition. The Polog Valley is hardest...
Macedonia 22.08.21 | 11:49

Doctor Nikolov: The Government allowed large parties and kept the border open throughout the summer, causing the new corona wave

This is now a Fourth Wave of the coronavirus epidemic and the Zaev Government caused it by keeping the border open during the summer and tolerating mass parties and family events, says doctor Igor Nikolov, who heads the VMRO-DPMNE Healthcare Committee. Until a little while ago we had no measures what...
Macedonia 22.08.21 | 10:56

Fast progressing corona wave concentrated in Skopje and the Polog Valley

The speed of the Fourth Wave of the coronavirus took Macedonia by surprise. From having very few infections during the summer, and the number of active cases dropping to low hundreds, there are now over 10,000 active cases. In the past five days, nearly 100 patients died from Covid-19. The cases are...
Macedonia 21.08.21 | 20:42

Corona report: 22 deaths, number of active cases surpasses 10,000

With 1,250 newly infected patients, Macedonia had one of the worst days of the entire pandemic. The cases were found out of 8,192 tests conducted over the past day. The Healthcare Ministry also informed that 22 patients died of the illness, rising the total death toll to 5,654. Four deaths were reported...
Macedonia 21.08.21 | 15:21

Nikoloski: Resignations needed after the Zaev Government failed to implement its own coronavirus policies

Resignations from those responsible about the current epidemic wave are unavoidable, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, after the Government’s own top doctor confirmed that his recommendations were ignored. Doctor Zarko Karadzovski, who heads the Infectious Diseases Committee, said...
Macedonia 21.08.21 | 14:57

As the infection spreads again, Skopje’s Kozle hospital is turned back into a Covid ward

As the main Covid-19 hospitals approach full capacity, the Kozle hospital in Skopje will begin receiving coronavirus patients. The recently refurbished hospital has central oxygen supply and can accommodate 120 children and adults. It was the first option to expand capacity beyond the Infectious Diseases...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 21:11

Fourth Wave: 24 deaths and 1,074 new cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported that 24 patients died of the coronavirus infection over the past day – a new high for the on-going Fourth Wave of the epidemic. Six deaths were reported in Skopje, followed by Kumanovo (5), Tetovo (4) and Kicevo (3). The deceased were aged between 43 and 79. The...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 17:41

Filipce: Government believes classes should be held in-person

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the Government remains firm in its recommendation that all school age children attend classes in person, even as the number of infections and deaths from the coronavirus continues to grow quickly. Filipce said that the Government will follow the situation and...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 17:26

Doctor Karadzovski blames the mass weddings held over the summer for the current wave of the epidemic

Doctor Zarko Karadzovski, head of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, said that the mass wedding and other celebrations held during the summer months, caused the current Fourth Wave of the epidemic. We had 10 cases a day at the beginning of the summer, and now we have 1,200. The situation is uncertain...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 17:15

Number of fully vaccinated citizens approaches half a million

A total of 17,623 citizens were vaccinated yesterday – of them, 13,275 received the first dose. Interest in vaccination is growing as the number of active cases is spiking, and as the Government introduced strict restrictions, banning unvaccinated citizens from entering shopping malls, restaurants...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 17:06

Healthcare Ministry: Ten percent of those hospitalized with Covid-19 are fully vaccinated

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 85 percent of the newly diagnosed coronavirus patients and 91 percent of those who were hospitalized were unvaccinated. The Ministry is coming out with the statistics after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev badly mangled them during his interview yesterday, when he gave...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 19:46

Corona report: 19 deaths, 1,158 new cases – Tetovo and Gostivar remain hardest hit

Nineteen deaths from Covid-19 were reported by the Healthcare Ministry today, and 1,158 new cases were diagnosed out of 6,256 tests. The latest grim report in the on-going Fourth Wave of the epidemic was again focused on the Polog Valley region – six of the deaths were reported in Tetovo and five...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 17:00

Dozens of citizens infected with the coronavirus have broken their mandatory isolation, left for EU countries

About two dozen Macedonian citizens who tested positive to the coronavirus have left the country in the past few days. Reports of the outcome of mandatory police patrols are made daily, and every day the public is informed that several citizens were not found in their residence. Most of these cases include...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 17:22

Corona report: More than 1,000 new cases reported in one day, 15 deaths

The daily coronavirus report surpassed a 1,000 cases for the first time in the current, Fourth Wave of the illness. A total of 1,081 cases were diagnosed out of 6,802 tests. Most of the cases as share of population are again reported in Gostivar and Tetovo, who are being walloped by the illness after...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 17:05

Zaev again insists on holding a “corona census” in September

Despite the quickly spiking number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus epidemic, Zoran Zaev today insisted that the census will go ahead as planned, in September. The census was already postponed once, because of the major Third Wave of the epidemic in March and April. Zaev insisted that the...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 16:57

Donation: Bulgaria will give Macedonia 50,000 vaccines

The Government of Bulgaria announced it will donate over 50,000 doses of the Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine to Macedonia. The decision was reported today by the BTA news agency. According to the agreement between the two countries, Macedonia will cover the transport costs.
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 22:36

Education Ministry plans to start the new school year with in-person teaching

The Government announced that it plans to open all schools for in-person teaching on September 1st, after most of the last school year was conducted online. Education Minister Mila Carovska said that 62 percent of teachers are vaccinated and that it should be safe to open schools. but the Government...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 19:31

Corona spike: 999 new cases, 14 deaths reported in one day

The Healthcare Ministry put today’s report of newly infected coronavirus patients at 999, just under the 1,000 mark. It’s the latest spike in the growing crisis, largely caused by the open-border policy which meant that tens of thousands of emigrants were allowed to spend their summer in...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 17:02

Tourism agencies threaten protests if the Government begins to require negative tests from tourists

Tourism agency chambers are threatening protests if the Government goes ahead and introduces coronavirus tests for visiting and departing tourists. Macedonia went through the summer season without border checks and this decision greatly contributed to the current wave of cases, especially in the western...
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