Tag: corona
Macedonia 15.08.20 | 10:58

Serbia now demands a corona test from arriving Macedonian citizens

Starting today, Serbia requires a recent negative coronavirus test from arriving citizens of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania. Serbia was one of the rare places Macedonian citizens could visit without providing the test. The decision will not apply to Serbian citizens returning home.
Macedonia 14.08.20 | 12:02

Committee of health experts delivers its final report – they propose online education for grades 4 and above

The Infectious Diseases Committee made what it called its final recommendation for the start of the school year. Under it, pupils from the first three elementary grades would attend in-person education, under the idea that direct contact with other children is important for their early development. ...
Macedonia 14.08.20 | 10:46

Montenegro to open border for Macedonian tourists

Montenegro is plans to open its border for Macedonian citizens, but will likely require they show negative coronavirus tests. A Montenegrin health official told Vijesti that the country is also opening the borders for citizens of Serbia, Bosnia, Albania and Kosovo. The important tourism sector pushed...
Macedonia 13.08.20 | 14:55

Two patients die of Covid-19, number of active cases countrywide stands at 3,163

Two patients died of the Covid-19 over the past day, informed the Healthcare Ministry in its daily report. The patients were a man from Skopje aged 88 and a woman from Kicevo aged 80. The female patient was not hospitalized at the time of the death. The Ministry recorded another slight daily decrease...
Macedonia 13.08.20 | 11:21

Five corona positive passengers on the latest Skopje – Turku flight

Five passengers on the latest Skopje to Turku flight, that landed in Finland on Tuesday evening, tested positive to the coronavirus. This is the second such incident, after whole two dozen of passengers that took the same line last week were revealed to be positive. This prompted Finland to reintroduce...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 15:21

One death and 139 new coronavirus cases reported over the past 24 hours

A 66 year old patient from Ohrid died of Covid-19, bringing the total death toll of the epidemic to 530, the Healthcare Ministry said in its daily report. The number of active cases that has been slightly declining over the past weeks is now at 3,200, with Skopje (1,057) and Stip (342) worst affected....
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 10:54

VMRO: The “corona flight” to Finland shows that the Government has no control over the epidemic

VMRO-DPMNE accused the SDSM led interim Government of completely failing to control the movement of coronavirus carriers through the country, after a plane with 24 infected passengers that took off in Skopje landed in Finland. Finland was forced to re-introduce strict measures for arrivals from countries...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 14:28

Most passengers on the “corona flight” to Finland were Kosovans with dual citizenship

The Macedonian Healthcare Ministry issued a press release to defend itself after two dozen passengers infected with the coronavirus were able to board a flight to Finland from the Skopje airport this weekend. This failure prompted Finland to reintroduce quarantine for new arrivals from at-risk countries....
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 14:20

One dead and 141 newfound corona cases in the past 24 hours

A female patient from Skopje died of Covid-19, the Healthcare Ministry said in its daily report. The Ministry also informed that 141 new patients were diagnosed, out of 1,885 tests that were conducted. Stip continues to be badly hit by the epidemic with 23 new cases, second only to the capital Skopje...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 13:59

Greece opens its border for Macedonian citizens on Monday – negative test required

Greece announced it will open its border for Macedonian citizens starting August 17, provided they show a negative recent coronavirus test. The announcement aims to save what little can be saved from the summer season, during which Macedonian tourists are important guests in the northern Greek seaside...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 12:17

Three weeks untill the start of the school year there is still no plan in sight

With just three weeks to go before the school year starts, the Education and Healthcare ministries still haven’t come up with a plan how they expect children to go back to schools. Public education has been put on hold since March, with the outbreak of the coronavirus, and except for an improvised...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 10:27

After a packed event, owner of a restaurant in Struga claims he didn’t know circumcision parties are also banned

The owner of a restaurant in Struga, who faces criminal charges after hosting a packed event, defended himself saying that he didn’t know circumcision events are banned. Weddings and other mass gatherings are strictly forbidden, and the same goes for the circumcisions, usually performed by Muslim...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 09:58

Mother with three children, all positive to the coronavirus, stopped while trying to board a plane to Norway

Macedonian airport authorities stopped a woman and her three children from flying to Norway. All four tested positive to the coronavirus and were ordered to self-quarantine at home, but tried to board a plane to Norway none the less. Epidemiologists who were mapping out the cluster around the family...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 09:54

Flight from Macedonia carrying two dozen coronavirus patients sparks panic in Finlands

A plane from Macedonia carrying 24 passengers who have the coronavirus landed in Finland on Saturday, Finnish authorities informed. There were a total of 157 passengers on the Skopje to Turku plane, and the authorities believe it is now the main source of new infections in the Nordic country. The EU...
Macedonia 07.08.20 | 17:42

Coronavirus toll: Two deaths, 155 new cases, 3,428 total active cases

Two patients died of Covid-19 in the past day. The Healthcare Ministry said that the patients were from Skopje and Stip, aged 80 and 74. There were 155 newly diagnosed cases, after 1,845 tests were conducted. Nearly half of the new cases are in Skopje, followed by Gostivar with 22 cases. The number of...
Macedonia 06.08.20 | 23:36

Coronavirus outbreak in the Skopje Gerontology hospital

Five patients of the Gerontology hospital in Skopje tested positive to the coronavirus. Three members of the staff were also positive, and have likely brought the virus into the vulnerable environment. Two of the patients have more serious symptoms and have been sent to the Kozle clinic, director Salija...
Macedonia 06.08.20 | 20:58

Healthcare Minister Filipce insists that schools must reopen

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce insisted that schools must reopen and that protocols can be put in place to protect the children. The coronavirus is here and we must learn to function with it. We can’t have the children stop going to schools. We can have preventive protocols under which the schools...
Sport 05.08.20 | 18:42

Kire Lazarov contracted the coronavirus, remains asymptomatic in isolation in Germany

Macedonian handball great Kire Lazarov tested positive to the coronavirus. The best Macedonian handball player of all times is in isolation in Germany, where he plays for Ratingen. Lazarov believes that he was infected on a flight from Macedonia to Germany. He has no symptoms of the illness.
Macedonia 05.08.20 | 18:39

Man from Stip who was considered cured tested positive to the coronavirus again

A man from Stip, who was once already diagnosed with the coronavirus and was considered clear, has contracted the virus again. The 46 year old man was first diagnosed a month and a half ago, but doctors have since declared him cured. This week he tested positive again. Epidemiologists are now trying...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 16:33

Over 500 deaths and 11,000 total infections during the course of the epidemic

Five deaths were reported across the country as consequence of the coronavirus epidemic. The deceased patients were a 52 year old man from Skopje, two patients from Kumanovo aged 55 and 82, a patient from Gostivar (62) and a man from Ohrid (64). This brought the death toll of the epidemic to 505. The...
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