Tag: corona
Macedonia 27.10.20 | 18:49

Parliament agrees to expedite tough new restrictions that should help stop the coronavirus spike

Members of the Macedonian Parliament approved a proposal to move with expedited debate on a new set of restrictions regarding the coronavirus crisis. The proposal was adopted with 60 votes in favor and 32 abstained. The SDSM led Government demanded an urgent adoption of the law after initially trying...
Macedonia 27.10.20 | 17:24

Six coronavirus positive patients stopped at the Skopje airport last week

Border police prevented six people who tested positive to the coronavirus from leaving Macedonia. The attempts were made last week, and the persons had orders to self-isolate at home, but still tried to fly out through the Skopje airport.
Macedonia 26.10.20 | 19:42

Daily corona report: 15 deaths, more than 30 percent of tests come back positive

The Healthcare Ministry reported 15 new coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours. The deceased patients range from 49 to 78 years of age, and were from Tetovo (3), Skopje (2), Kocani (2), Struga (2), Veles, Ohrid, Kavadarci, Gevgelija and Gostivar. This brings the total death toll to 934. The other...
Macedonia 26.10.20 | 18:09

After feuding with the opposition, Minister Filipce now asks for its votes

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce called on the opposition to support the adoption of a law proposed by the Government that would mandate the wearing of masks even when alone in the open, and would ban family gatherings with more than four guests. The radical proposal, which Interior Minister Spasovski...
Macedonia 26.10.20 | 17:14

Medical workers are at the end of their strength as the number of coronavirus cases shoots up

Doctor Zarko Karadzovski, who heads the Infectious diseases committee, said that he will not resign in light of the greatly deteriorating situation with the coronavirus epidemic. Karadzovski dismissed allegations of personal corruption and laid the blame for the spiking infection and death rates at the...
Balkans 25.10.20 | 20:27

Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov contracted the coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov informed the public that he has contracted the coronavirus. He informed the public that he has overall weakness and will continue to work from home. Borisov added that there is no need to have a Deputy Prime Minister replace him. His illness could affect the tense...
Macedonia 25.10.20 | 20:18

22 deaths in one day

Macedonia today suffered the by far worst daily death toll of the epidemic. Twenty two Covid-19 patients died over the past 24 hours. The patients ranged from as young as 35 up to 88. Seven of the deceased patients were from Skopje, two each from Debar, Gostivar, Bitola, Veles and Kriva Palanka, and...
Macedonia 25.10.20 | 11:27

VMRO-DPMNE: Filipce and the Government are six months late with their corona proposals

The Government is now making the same coronavirus proposals we made in March, and were ignored, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party after the Healthcare Ministry announced it will begin rotating doctors and nurses in the infectious diseases departments and mobilizing retired doctors and medical students. These...
Macedonia 25.10.20 | 10:24

Hospitals pushed to the brink as Covid-19 cases soar

Healthcare authorities in Macedonia are begin to sound the alarm about the availability of hospital beds, as coronavirus cases continue to spike. There are over 7,000 active cases – twice the number the healthcare system was handling as recently as three weeks ago. Of those who require hospitalization,...
Macedonia 24.10.20 | 22:35

Amdi Bajram had the coronavirus when he died, the family is now reportedly planning a large funeral

The Healthcare Ministry confirmed media reports that politician Amdi Bajram, who died today, was positive to the coronavirus. The Ministry will now work to track down anybody who has been in intense contact with Bajram in the past days. The issue is greatly complicated by the fact that Bajram staged...
Macedonia 24.10.20 | 18:42

Fourteen Covid-19 deaths in one day

Macedonia saw another very high daily death toll today, with the Healthcare Ministry reporting 14 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The deceased patients were aged 51 to 83 and were from Prilep, Kumanovo (2), Kriva Palanka, Skopje, Gevgelija, Kocani, Struga, Bitola, Resen (2), Berovo and Tetovo....
Macedonia 20.10.20 | 12:20

Gevgelija lead the country with the increase in new coronavirus cases

The Healthcare Ministry warned that Gevgelija leads the country with increase in new coronavirus cases. The city, whose hospital covers also other towns in the region, had a weekly incidence of 228.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. There were a total of 2,676 newly diagnosed cases in 34 cities over the past...
Macedonia 20.10.20 | 09:42

Two sets of coronavirus restrictions before the Government and the Parliament

Two separate sets of coronavirus linked restrictions are on the agenda today. The Government is expected to discuss a proposal to close all shops after 23h, to ban all public events, halve seating capacity in public transportation and have public sector employees work in shifts or from home. The Parliament...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 14:45

New corona restrictions are the final step before reintroducing the curfew, Government warns

Even as the Parliament prepares to debate the strict new mask and home gathering mandates, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce proposed other restrictions that can be ordered at the Government level. These include closing all shops at 23h, limiting public transportation to 50 percent of its capacity and...
Macedonia Economy 19.10.20 | 12:53

Mickoski: Parliament refused VMRO proposal to suspend rent payments for people fired due to the coronavirus

The ruling majority in Parliament rejected a number of proposal by VMRO-DPMNE, submitted to the budget, including one that would have suspended loan payments until the end of the year for citizens who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. Mickoski said that this shows a complete lack of...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 12:47

Over 300 children had to isolate since kindergartens opened in late September

Since kindergartens opened in late September, a total of 18 children and 55 teachers tested positive to the coronavirus. Each outbreak leads to massive isolations, so at the moment, a little over 300 children and 50 teachers are isolating because somebody in their kindergartens tested positive. “There...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 12:22

Trial against VMRO officials postponed because of a corona infection

A court hearing in one of the numerous cases initiated by SDSM linked prosecutors against VMRO-DPMNE was postponed today as one of the defendants had contracted the coronavirus. The trial has 20 party officials and members charged with tampering with electoral materials. The prosecution is still lead...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 09:15

Draconian coronavirus restrictions sent to the Parliament for approval

The Government forwarded a proposal to mandate wearing of masks even when by yourself in the open to the Parliament. The proposal would also been family gathering with more than four visitors – practically ending the practice of celebrating Christian feasts. The proposals were made by the Infectious...
Macedonia 16.10.20 | 20:21

Gjorce Petrov: SDSM had a council member attend meetings to help with the quorum despite having Covid-19 symptoms

An SDSM party member of the Gjorce Petrov municipal council has been attending meetings to help the party maintain the quorum despite the fat that he has Covid-19 symptoms. VMRO-DPMNE member of the council Marija Andonovska raised alarm about her colleague Vlatko Cvetkovski from SDSM, saying that he...
Macedonia 16.10.20 | 20:09

Daily report shows slight decline of newly diagnosed patients – to 438 out of a total of 2,306 tests

The number of newly diagnosed coronavirus patients dropped to 438 today, from a high of 535 yesterday. The number of tests that were conducted to get this result is also slightly down by a hundred – to 2,306. This is the first daily report with a decline in the number of cases since the current...
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