Tag: corona
Macedonia 09.11.20 | 22:18

Corona report: 20 deaths over the past 24 hours

Twenty patients died over the past 24 hours from the coronavirus epidemic, the Healthcare Ministry reported. Two of the patients were in their 30-ies. The rest were aged between 46 and 85. Strumica had four deaths, Skopje three, and Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo and Gostivar two each. The Ministry also reported...
Macedonia 09.11.20 | 22:05

Kumanovo forced to set up a field hospital, Veles flooded with new patients

Overflowing with Covid-19 patients, the Kumanovo hospital set up a tent which they plan to use to provide surplus room to admit the less severe cases. The Defense Ministry came to the aid of the Healthcare Ministry in preparing this improvised assistance to the hard pressed city. Due to the cold weather,...
Macedonia 09.11.20 | 21:14

Even after he died, Amdi Bajram was paid 2,000 EUR by the Parliament

Four days after he died, former member of Parliament Amdi Bajram received two months worth of payments from the Parliament. As a former representative, he was eligible to entitlement, depending on the years spent in office. In this case, Bajram received four average salaries, or nearly 2,000 EUR in total. There...
Macedonia 09.11.20 | 18:05

Starting tomorrow, some patients may be eligible for quick coronavirus tests

Six hospitals will begin issuing 15 minute coronavirus tests tomorrow. Citizens need to have a recommendation from their general practitioner, based on a query that reviews their symptoms. These tests were donated to Macedonia and detect the presence of the virus, and not the antibodies, like earlier...
Macedonia 09.11.20 | 17:58

Corona commission angry with lack of respect for its recommendations, may propose a new curfew

Healthcare officials are looking into the possibility of advising the Government will look into the possibility of imposing an evening curfew. Currently the Government imposed a strict mask mandate, even when you’re outside alone, and advised citizens not to be out after 21h and to avoid family...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 19:39

Coronavirus report: 26 deaths and 978 new cases – one of the worst tolls of the epidemic so far

Very high 26 coronavirus deaths were reported by the Healthcare Ministry over the past 24 hours. This is one of the worst tolls of the epidemic, and took the total number of Covid-19 deaths to 1,136. The deceased patients aged 49 to 88. Skopje, Prilep and Tetovo reported four deaths and Ohrid –...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 19:24

Macedonia, Albania and Serbia will discuss a joint initiative to fight the coronavirus

The leaders of Macedonia, Albania and Serbia – who are being joined in a Mini – Schengen zone – will hold a video conference tomorrow on how best to combat the spread of the coronavirus. It’s expected that the conference, which will include Zoran Zaev, Edi Rama, Aleksandar Vucic...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 19:16

Pristina Mayor fears that the weekend lockdown drove the young to party in Skopje

Pristina Mayor Shpend Ahmeti accused the Kosovo Government of making a big mistake with the weekend quarantine it imposed its main cities. Ahmeti said that this just prompted the citizens of Pristina to flock to Skopje or Albania to avoid the restrictions. Ahmeti warned that Macedonia and Albania are...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 12:12

VMRO to Mayor Silegov: Cancel the New Year party, give the money to children who don’t have computers

Members of the Skopje city council from VMRO-DPMNE called on Mayor Petre Silegov to give up on his plan to spend 200,000 EUR on decorating the city for the New Year and to reallocate the money toward buying computers for children of poor families, struggling to attend online schooling. This is reckless...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 12:00

Incidents break out as hospitals struggle to cope with the flood of Covid patients

Two incidents were reported yesterday at the Mother Teresa clinic in Skopje, in front of the Pulmonary Clinic. Police said it is investigating the physical assaults that in one case included an employee of the clinic, and media outlets are reporting that the attacks were linked with the lack of room...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 10:30

Tetovo radiologist Vladimir Evtimovski died of Covid-19

Tetovo hospital radiologist Vladimir Evtimovski died from Covid-19. His colleagues say that he began feeling symptoms on Monday and after a sudden deterioration of his condition was rushed to the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje. Evtimovski was 50, worked in public healthcare for almost 20 years...
Macedonia 08.11.20 | 10:26

LDP member of Parliament Zajkova hospitalized with Covid-19

Member of Parliament Monika Zajkova, from the Liberal-Democratic Party – part of the ruling coalition, is admitted to the Infectious Diseases Clinic with fever caused by Covid-19. She posted a message informing the public that she suffers from fatigue and constant fever, and that her parents are...
Macedonia 07.11.20 | 20:04

Coronavirus spike: 14 deaths and 1,285 new infections reported

The Healthcare Ministry reported another very high daily total of new infections – 1,285 citizens tested positive out of a total of 3,404 tests that were conducted. Nearly half of the new cases (522) are in the capital Skopje, and among other cities, Prilep and Tetovo have over 70 cases. There...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 15:17

Coronavirus situation grows ever more serious – another clinic prepared to admit Covid-19 patients

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce warned the public that the coronavirus situation is now extremely serious, with the continued increase of the infection and mortality rates. Filipce said that the number of deaths over the past week increased by 46 percent compared to the week before. What was an exceptionally...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 10:07

SDSM dismisses opposition concerns, insisting on holding “corona elections” in Stip and Plasnica

SDSM official Ljupco Nikolovski dismissed concerns from all the opposition parties and insisted that mayoral elections in Stip and Plasnica will take place in December, despite the huge spike in coronavirus cases. SDSM has a huge lead in all the polls ahead of the municipal elections in Stip. VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 05.11.20 | 15:39

Tragedy in Kavadarci as two young brothers die of Covid-19

Tragedy struck the Gergev family in Kavadarci, which lost two young sons to Covid-19. The brothers, Goran (21) and Marjan (26) died within days of one another. Both suffered from aplastic anemia and were considered high risk. Marjan and Goran developed symptoms in two consecutive days. Both were admitted...
Macedonia 05.11.20 | 10:58

New Covid wards fill up as soon as they are opened

Macedonian hospitals are beginning to buckle under pressure as the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients rises in proportion with the spike in new infection. The daily infection rate is four times the highs registered during spring and summer, and the Healthcare Ministry is desperately trying to find...
Macedonia 05.11.20 | 09:32

Dimitrov evokes Covid as reason why he avoided Parliament hearing on his Bulgaria fiasco

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov finally came out to explain his decision not to appear before the Parliament to discuss the quickly deteriorating relations with Bulgaria which threatens to block the opening of Macedonia’s EU accession talks, accusing Zaev and Dimitrov of not implementing...
Macedonia 04.11.20 | 11:43

Mickoski calls on the Government to exempt citizens with chronic illnesses from work

VMRO-DPMNE Preisdent Hristijan Mickoski called on the Zaev Government and his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce to order that people with chronic illnesses are exempt from going to work. In these dark days for Macedonia, with 24 Covid-19 deaths in just one day, we tell Minister Filipce that these are...
Macedonia 04.11.20 | 11:37

More clinics in Skopje being prepared to receive Covid-19 patients

Clinics in the large Mother Teresa medical center in Skopje are preparing to begin admitting Covid-19 patients, as room in the two clinics used for this purpose so far is running out. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that 150 hospital beds are prepared across the center and staff is being trained...
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