Tag: corona
Macedonia 10.04.21 | 18:13

Corona report: 32 deaths, 1,092 newly diagnosed cases

32 patients died during the past day of Covid-19, the Healthcare Ministry informed. The deceased were aged between 48 and 91. The total death toll of the epidemic now stands at 4,182. The Ministry also informed that 1,092 patients were newly diagnosed with the illness. The number of active cases rose...
Macedonia 09.04.21 | 13:58

Financial Times ranks Macedonia third worst in the world in terms of new Covid deaths

The Financial Times ranked Macedonia among the countries worst affected by the current spike in Covid-19 deaths. According to the estimate, Macedonia had 2 new deaths per 100,000 people over the past week. Only Hungary and Bosnia fared worse, with 2.44 and 2.31 deaths per 100, people. Bulgaria is close...
Macedonia 08.04.21 | 11:19

Economist vaccination tracker ranks Macedonia among the worst performers in the region

Macedonia is among the worst performing countries in the region in terms of vaccinations, the Economist tracker shows. Macedonian healthcare authorities have only been able to administer about 12,000 vaccines, which amounts to 0.7 percent of the population covered with the first dose only. Only Bosnia...
Macedonia 07.04.21 | 12:37

Eight doctors from private clinics will start helping out the public clinics that deal with Covid patients

Starting tomorrow, eight doctors from private clinics in Skopje will begin rotating in the public healthcare sector, helping coronavirus patients. Both systems are badly pressed by the influx of patients. Every day brings a new report of a family of a badly ill patient seeking donations to have their...
Macedonia 07.04.21 | 09:28

Vaccination rate reaches about 0.8 percent of the population

During Tuesday, of 2,800 appointments that were made, 2,500 citizens came to take the coronavirus shots in the Boris Trajkovski hall in Skopje, the the Healthcare Ministry informed. This is the only mass vaccination site in Macedonia, opened after 24,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines and 20,000 Sputnik vaccines...
Macedonia 06.04.21 | 09:36

Extended curfew goes into effect this evening

Starting this evening, the overnight curfew is moved two hours forward and will begin at 20h. It ends at 5h in the morning. Also as of today, the Government mandated the closure of sports facilities and gyms, as well as on all company seminars and conferences. Starting tomorrow, the ban will extend on...
Macedonia 05.04.21 | 15:19

Citizens urged to remain in their homes and avoid mass gatherings

While announcing the new restrictive measures, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce also urged the public not to leave their homes unless necessary and to avoid large gatherings. He blamed the mutations of the coronavirus – especially the so-called British strain – for the high infection rate...
Macedonia 05.04.21 | 15:15

Restaurants and cafes ordered to close for two weeks, the overnight curfew moved forward to 20h

The Zaev Government announced that it is ordering all restaurants, cafes and any other hospitality facilities to close for two weeks, starting on April 7th. The restaurants will be allowed to prepare food for take-out or curb pick-up. The ban also applies to betting places, fitness clubs and all sorts...
Macedonia 05.04.21 | 14:49

Struga dialysis institute had 16 patients die of Covid-19 during the epidemic

Doctor Aleksandar Poposki, head of the Nephrology Institute in Struga, warned that about a 100 patients of this clinic had contracted the coronavirus infection, and 16 of them have died. Poposki said that the Institute set up a special Covid ward, where patients who have the virus can be administered...
Macedonia 05.04.21 | 12:42

Government prepares to close down restaurants and cafes, and move the evening curfew forward to 20h

New restrictions are expected to be announced after an urgent meeting of the Zaev Government today. 360 Degrees reports that the Government will order the hospitality industry to close down and will move the curfew forward to 20h. Zaev insisted that a “corona census” is held in April, and...
Macedonia 02.04.21 | 23:19

Patient who developed a very low thrombocyte count after taking the Astra Zeneca vaccine is recovering

A 28 year old woman who developed a reaction after taking the Astra Zeneca coronavirus vaccine in Serbia is recovering well, doctor Irina Panovska – Stavridis from the Hematology Clinic said. The patient went to Serbia for the shot as did at least 10,000 other Macedonian citizens. But a week after...
Macedonia 02.04.21 | 18:42

Worst toll of the epidemic – 50 deaths in one day

Macedonia today suffered the worst daily death toll of the coronavirus epidemic – 50 deaths during one day.  The patients who died were as young as 46 and 53. Nineteen were from the capital Skopje, four from Kicevo and three from Kumanovo, Bitola and Stip.   
Macedonia 01.04.21 | 17:36

Zaev denies reports that Government ministers were vaccinated in secret, announces a deal for 500,000 Sinovac vaccines

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev denied media reports that members of the Government were secretly vaccinated – as was reported by the Albanian News1 site. Government denies that Carovska, Maricic and Grubi got vaccinated jumping the line Curiously compared to other countries, no Government official...
Macedonia 01.04.21 | 17:17

Daily corona report: 29 deaths, number of active cases approaches 20,000

A total of 29 patients died of the coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry reported. Ten of the deceased patients were from Skopje, three from Bitola, and two each from Gostivar, Prilep, Kavadarci and Stip. The ages of the patients ranged from 49 to 92. The total death toll...
Macedonia 31.03.21 | 19:49

Tragedy: Macedonia mourns 32 coronavirus patients, including two recent mothers

A total of 32 patients died from the coronarivus infection over the past 24 hours. This includes two mothers from Skopje and Delcevo aged 32 and 33 who had just given birth, whose deaths shocked the country. The Healthcare Ministry informed that one of the babies is also in critical condition. The woman...
Macedonia 30.03.21 | 19:22

Corona report: 33 deaths, 1,272 newly diagnosed cases

33 patients died over the past day from coronavirus infection – the youngest was 34 years old, the Healthcare Ministry reported. Twelve of the fatalities were reported in the capital Skopje, including the youngest patient. Two deaths were reported in Prilep, Kumanovo, Tetovo, Veles, Ohrid, Kicevo...
Macedonia 30.03.21 | 17:10

Starting tomorrow, vaccination of some elderly and sick citizens will finally begin

The Healthcare Ministry is preparing to begin its first inoculation of the general population tomorrow, after Macedonia finally received some vaccines through the Covax mechanism. So far, only medical professionals were vaccinated with about 11,000 Pfizer and Sputnik vaccines that were given to the country. Macedonia...
Macedonia 30.03.21 | 16:58

Novel approach: Healthcare Ministry Filipce says there will be no new restrictions because the virus is already spread too wide

The Healthcare Ministry took a novel approach to fighting the coronavirus epidemic. Today it announced that there will be no recommendations for new restrictive measures because “the virus is already spread out too far”. Epidemiologists believe that there is widespread infection across the...
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 18:18

Grim Monday: 41 deaths

Macedonia again suffered one of the worst days in the pandemic – 41 patients died of the coronavirus infection. Skopje alone lost 16 patients, including a 34 and 41 year old. Prilep and Veles also lost patients in their 40-ies. Most of the deceased were in their 60ies and 70ies. The total death...
Macedonia 28.03.21 | 21:02

Corona report: 33 deaths and 708 new cases

Another grim day in the coronavirus epidemic – the Healthcare Ministry reported 33 deaths over the past 24 hours. The youngest deceased patient was from Skopje and was aged 39. Most of the deceased were in their 70-ies and 80-ies. The total death toll of the epidemic now stands at 3,675. The Ministry...
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