Tag: corona
Macedonia 30.11.20 | 15:24

Resen radiologist Poliksena Stojanovska – Gjorgievska died of Covid-19

Radiologist Poliksena Stojanovska – Gjorgievska from the Resen hospital is the latest doctor to die from Covid-19. The hospital informed the public today that Stojanovska lost the battle with the illness. She was a wonderful person, a great professional and an irreplaceable wife and mother. We...

Macedonia 29.11.20 | 21:59

Corona report: 32 deaths and 820 newly diagnosed cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported 32 Covid-19 deaths over the past day. The deaths include 11 patients from the capital Skopje, four in Kumanovo, three in Prilep, Bitola, Gostivar and Strumica. The ages of the deceased ranged from 53 to 95. The total death toll of the epidemic currently stands at 1,731. The...

Macedonia 28.11.20 | 21:59

One of the worst epidemic tolls reported: 41 deaths in one day

Macedonia registered one of the worst death tolls of the epidemic today, with 41 deaths. Skopje had 17 deaths, Gostivar and Ohrid 4 and Bitola and Strumica 3 each. The ages of the deceased ranged from 49 to 91. This brings the total death toll to 1,699. The Healthcare Ministry also reported 1,022 newly...

Macedonia 27.11.20 | 22:19

Corona report: 28 deaths and 1,093 new cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported 28 new deaths of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. The deaths were reported in Skopje (9), Tetovo (5), Gostivar (4) and other cities. Their ages ranged from 39 to 86 and most of the patients died during hospital treatment. The total death toll now stands at 1,658. There...

Macedonia 26.11.20 | 21:49

Corona report: 30 deaths, the youngest was 39

The Healthcare Ministry reported that 30 patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. The deaths were reported in Skopje (9), Bitola (6), Gostivar (3) and a number of other cities. The youngest deceased patient was from Bitola nd was aged 39. The total death toll now stands at 1,630. There were...

Macedonia 25.11.20 | 21:10

Daily corona report: high 39 deaths and 1,288 newly infected patients

Macedonia suffered one of its highest daily coronavirus death tolls today, with 39 dead and 1,288 newly infected patients. The deaths were reported in Skopje (16), Tetovo (4), Prilep (3) and other cities. Their ages ranged from 40 to 86. The total death toll now stands at 1,600. There were 1,288 new...

Macedonia 24.11.20 | 21:33

Corona report: over 1,000 new cases, 15 deaths reported

The number of newly infected coronavirus patients rose over 1,000 today again – the Healthcare Ministry reported 1,039 new cases out of 3,143 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. Half of the cases were reported in Skopje, followed by Prilep with 83 cases. There were 15 new Covid-19 deaths –...

Macedonia 24.11.20 | 19:27

Macedonia ranked among the 10 worst performers in Europe in their response to the coronavirus

Macedonia was ranked among the worst countries in Europe, in handling the coronavirus pandemic. According tothe Deep Knowledge Group, which ranked countries by over 130 parameters that show how at risk their citizens are, Macedonia has a ranking of 90, which puts it among the 10 worst performers in Europe. In...

Macedonia 24.11.20 | 16:55

The old Sistina clinic will begin admitting Covid-19 patients as early as Monday

First patients will be admitted to the old Sistina hospital as early as Monday, the Acibadem Sistina clinic informed.  The facility has been converted into the Ibis Styles hotel by its owner Jordan Orce Kamcev, after he built the much larger Acibadem Sistina clinic on the bank of the Vardar river. But...

Macedonia 24.11.20 | 16:47

Restaurant owner from Recica charged with working past 23h

The owner of a restaurant in the village of Recica near Tetovo is being charged with operating his establishment after 23h, in violation of the coronavirus restrictions. The man is charged with “not acting in line with healthcare regulations during a pandemic”. Police officers found seven...

Macedonia 23.11.20 | 20:17

Mickoski supports a curfew in order to save lives

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski described the coronavirus situation as “out of control” and came out in support of a new evening curfew. The policies of the Government brought us to a new abyss. One evil is to have a curfew and harm the economy, and the other is that many people will...

Macedonia 23.11.20 | 19:57

Ruling coalition attempt to introduce online voting in the Parliament prompts walk-out from the opposition

Representatives of the opposition parties VMRO-DPMNE, Alliance of Albanians, Alternative and Levica did not attend the coordination held this afternoon by Speaker Talat Xhaferi. The parties, who together hold 58 of the 120 seat Parliament, have briefed the press that they will stop providing the quorum...

Macedonia 23.11.20 | 19:52

Mickoski: We are disappointed with the Government and its refusal of all our proposals on the epidemic

I’m disappointed and angry at the refusal of the Government to create a bipartisan coronavirus committee, said opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski during his Sitel TV interview. The oppositions offered a lot of things, but the response from the Government was to ignore us and brutally reject our...

Macedonia 23.11.20 | 17:15

Corona report: 35 died in the past 24 hours

A very high toll of 35 deaths was reported by the Healthcare Ministry over the past 24 hours. The most deaths were reported in Skopje (10), Gostivar (4) and Kumanovo (3). Their ages ranged from 46 to 84. The total death toll now stands at 1,546. There were 387 new cases diagnosed out of 1,176 tests –...

Macedonia 23.11.20 | 16:49

Zaev crisis management chief assures the public that everything is under control

Stojance Angelov, the populist politician appointed to the top position of the Crisis management center, assured the public that he has the situation under control after a crisis state was declared yesterday. Angelov, a former mercenary known for stunts such as breaking tiles with his head, held a meeting...

Macedonia 23.11.20 | 16:38

No spare beds in the Strumica hospital

The Covid-19 ward in the Strumica hospital is filled to capacity. Currently 83 patients are treated there, 40 of them inpatient. We have 23 specialists who are helping out and given the relatively good level of staffing, things are more or less normal. But we are concerned about the high number of patients,...

Macedonia 22.11.20 | 22:51

Corona report: 24 deaths, including six people in their 40-ies

The Healthcare Ministry reported 24 new deaths of Covid-19, among whom is an alarming number of people in their 40-ies. The deceased include a 45 year old man from Prilep, a 41 year old from Tetovo, a 48 year old from Bitola, a 47 year old from Kriva Palanka, a patient from Kocani (41) and a 40 year...

Macedonia 22.11.20 | 11:27

Skopje expected to reach 10,000 active cases

The number of active cases in the capital Skopje is projected to reach 10,000 today, as Macedonia as a whole surpasses 20,000. Skopje has persistently had about half of the total number of coronavirus cases for the duration of the epidemic, and yesterday it had 9,854 cases. Macedonia sees over a 1,000...

Macedonia 21.11.20 | 21:01

Kamcev offered his Ibis Styles hotel as the site for a new infectious diseases clinic

The Ibis Styles hotel, which was the original site of the Sistina clinic owned by businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev, could be transformed into a new infectious diseases clinic. This is one of the ideas floated during the meeting yesterday between Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and the owners of the three...

Macedonia 21.11.20 | 20:54

Daily corona report: 25 deaths and 20,485 active cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported 25 new Covid-19 deaths and 1,182 newly diagnosed cases of the coronavirus. The deaths were reported in Skopje (6), Kumanovo (4), Prilep and Tetovo (3 each), and a host of other cities. Their ages ranged from 45 to 86. The total death toll now stands at 1,487. The new...

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