Tag: corona
Macedonia 26.09.20 | 16:59

Death toll rises to 722 as Macedonia remains worst performer in managing the epidemic in the region

After nine patients were reported to have died of Covid-19 on Friday, the Healthcare Ministry informed one 79 year man from Skopje died in the past 24 hours. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 722. The Ministry also counted 141 new cases, out of 1,559 tests that were conducted. The distribution...
Macedonia 26.09.20 | 16:38

Education Ministry reveals its online teaching platform

Schools.mk, an improvised online platform that will be used by elementary and high school students, went live yesterday. Based on Microsoft Teams, the platform will be used by elementary students of fourth grade and higher and high school students, who will attend the coming school year online, at least...
Macedonia 26.09.20 | 16:28

Nurse from Ohrid died of Covid-19

Dijana Dimoska, a 49 year old nurse from the Ohrid general hospital, succumbed to Covid-19. Hospital sources said that Dimoska worked there since 1993, in the neurological, internal and other departments, and that she was a much loved professional. Over 700 people have died of the illness in Macedonia...
Macedonia 25.09.20 | 11:08

Doctor Cibisev: Smaller hospitals are left unprepared and forced to flood Skopje with coronavirus patients

Doctor Andon Cibisev warned that hospitals in smaller cities across Macedonia are left under staffed and poorly equipped and can’t cope with the coronavirus crisis. The warning comes after the head of the “8th of September” hospital in Skopje – which is the main Covid-19 treatment...
Economy 24.09.20 | 10:33

Economy Minister admits that the coronavirus relief and stimulus program failed by more than half

Economy Minister Kresnik Bektesi acknowledged that less than half of the funds that were planned to go toward corona stimulus and relief were actually delivered to consumers and the businesses hit by the epidemic. In June, Bektesi claimed that over 550 million EUR were distributed in corona relief. But...
Macedonia 24.09.20 | 10:20

Only four high schools allowed to conduct in-person classes

Only four high schools received approval from the Education Ministry to conduct in-person education, based on their readiness to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Two of the schools are in Skopje and they accomodate students with disabilities or visual impairment. Another is the privately ran International...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 15:49

Five deaths and 183 newly diagnosed patients over the past 24 hours

Five more patients died of the coronavirus epidemic during the past 24 hours. The deaths were reported in Skopje, Debar, Kriva Palanka, Radovis and Kocani, and the patients were aged 51 to 71. All were hospitalized at the time of the deaths. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 710. The...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 11:50

Head of the main Covid-19 clinic in Macedonia says it has run out of money

Hristijan Kostov, manager of the 8th of September hospital in Skopje, which treats the most severe coronavirus cases, publicly warned that they are facing a financial collapse. Kostov said that the old “military hospital” treated 12,000 patients during the unprecedented crisis without receiving...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 09:34

Government committee preparing draconian new corona restrictions

Wearing masks even when alone in the open, limiting the number of people that can be accomodated in restaurants and cafes as well as in public transportation and stricter enforcement are some of the measures that the Zaev Government is proposing as it begins to acknowledge the extent of the coronavirus...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 14:56

Five new corona deaths reported over the past 24 hours

Five patients aged 50 to 60 died of the coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry informed. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 705. The deceased patients are men from Tetovo, Gostivar, Prilep, Struga and Bitola. The Ministry also registered 88 new cases of the illness,...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 13:10

Healthcare officials insist they will conduct autopsy on the body that was stolen from the Strumica hospital

Healthcare officials insist that they will conduct an autopsy on the man from Strumica who died with coronavirus symptoms yesterday, but whose body was stolen by a large group of family and friends. Over 20 men carried the deceased patient in the hospital bed he died in and drove off in a van, planning...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 11:29

VMRO calls on Healthcare Minister Filipce to resign after the latest dismal corona reports

Calling the latest coronavirus reports “signs of collapse of public healthcare”, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party called on Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce to resign. The number of deaths from the pandemic rose to 700 yesterday, which is one of the worst death rates in Europe, and the pandemic...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 11:23

Coronavirus death toll reaches 700

Seven months into the pandemic, the number of coronavirus patients who have died in Macedonia reached 700. The first positive case, a woman who arrived from Italy, was registered on February 26, and schools closed two weeks later, but the deaths initially were few and far between. Now, especially after...
Macedonia 06.09.20 | 17:22

Three coronavirus deaths, number of newly infected falls below 100

Three patients died of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, while the number of newly infected patients dropped below 100. There were 92 positive out of 997 tests conducted in this period, most of them in Skopje (17) and strangely, in the small city of Delcevo (13). The deceased patients are a 41...
Macedonia 05.09.20 | 16:53

Five patients died of Covid-19

Five patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll of the epidemic to 614. The deceased patients were a woman from Kumanovo (61), a man from Stip (81), two men from Gostivar (76 and 81) and a man from Prilep (53). There were 1,574 tests conducted over the past 24 hours...
Macedonia 04.09.20 | 16:59

Classes will last 30 minutes, schools will remain open until 8 in the evening

The Education Ministry and municipal authorities announced the basic principles of the next school year. Elementary school pupils from grades one through three will be required to attend education in person, while for the higher grades, schools will individually declare their readiness to implement the...
Macedonia 04.09.20 | 16:44

Three patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours

Three patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry informed. The deceased patients are a 61 year old man from Skopje, a 64 year old man from Kicevo and a 70 year old woman from Makedonski Brod. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 609. There were also 109 newly...
Macedonia 03.09.20 | 15:29

No deaths reported, 166 new coronavirus cases found out of 1,756 tests

The daily coronavirus report contains no deaths from the illness, and 166 newly diagnosed cases. The new cases were found in 1,756 tests – most of them were in Skopje (46) and Kumanovo (17). The number of active cases is estimated at 2,191, indicating a continued decline. The most active cases...
Macedonia 03.09.20 | 10:02

Milososki: SDSM and DUI are using the pandemic to cover up how unstable their majority in Parliament really is

The SDSM – DUI led coalition is using the coronavirus as an excuse to have the members of Parliament vote from home, said VMRO-DPMNE representative Antonio Milososki. He says that the actual reason for this is the slim ruling majority and the fact that several coalition representatives, such as...
Macedonia 02.09.20 | 17:04

Two deaths and 145 newly infected patients over the past 24 hours

Two patients died of Covid-19 and 145 citizens were newly diagnosed with the infection over the past 24 hours. The Healthcare Ministry informed that the deceased patients are from Debar (67) and Struga (48). Their deaths bring the total death toll of the epidemic to 606. The 145 newly infected cases...
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