Tag: corona
Macedonia 18.01.22 | 19:43

School year cut short because of the new coronavirus wave

The Government today determined that the school year will be cut short to 172 school days for elementary school pupils and to 158 days for the elementary school graduates. This means that the currently on-going winter break, that was supposed to end on Thursday, will be extended until February. The reason...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:49

Corona report: 12 deaths, 766 newly diagnosed cases

The coronavirus infection rate remains high, the latest Healthcare Ministry daily report showed. Out of 3,748 tests, 766 came back positive. The number of active cases continued to rise, and is now estimated at 16,397. The Ministry also informed that 12 patients died of the illness, which indicates that...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:18

Corona wave: VMRO-DPMNE proposes that the winter break is extended by two weeks

VMRO-DPMNE calls on the Education Ministry to postpone the start of the school year for two weeks. Pupils are currently on their winter break, and the number of coronavirus cases is exploding, largely as result of the New Year’s Eve celebrations and the spread of the omicron variant. We call on...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 16:52

Corona restrictions: Bulgaria closed its border with Macedonia for non-essential travel

Due to the renewed spike in coronavirus cases in Macedonia Bulgaria decided to close its border, putting Macedonian citizens on the black list, starting Wednesday. Only essential travel is allowed, which includes medical professionals, humanitarian workers, students or official delegations. Minors from...
Macedonia 14.01.22 | 15:11

Corona report: 340 patients are hospitalized, 81 percent of them are not vaccinated

The Healthcare Ministry informs that there are currently 340 patients hospitalized with Covid. Of them, 81 are unvaccinated. The Ministry informs that pressure on the public healthcare system has been reduced during the past few weeks in terms of hospitalizations, but there is an increase in patients...
Macedonia 13.01.22 | 13:28

Five patients found to carry both the flu and the coronavirus

The Institute for Public Health informs that it found five cases of patients simultaneously infected with flu and the coronavirus Covid. The cases were found from 224 tests that were conducted. The Institute also informs that it has identified 470 cases of mass infections. This is likely linked to the...
Macedonia 12.01.22 | 15:55

Corona report: Major new spike in the number of reported case

The latest daily coronavirus issued by the Healthcare Ministry shows that, after the weekend lull, the new wave of the epidemic caused by the New Year’s Eve celebrations is back in full swing. A total of 7,123 tests were conducted, with 1,822 of them coming back positive. With this, the number...
Macedonia 11.01.22 | 16:10

Petkov postpones his visit to Macedonia, will go into isolation after exposure to the coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is postponing his visit to Macedonia after he was exposed to the coronavirus during a national security council meeting dedicated precisely to Macedonia. Petkov will go into isolation and Deputy Prime Minister Kalina Konstantinova will temporarily assume his duties....
Macedonia 11.01.22 | 11:26

New Year wave: Weekly report shows an increase in new Covid cases of 51 percent

The latest weekly Covid report shows that the number of newly diagnosed cases rose by 51 percent. The report covers the week between January 3rd and 9th, which saw the brunt of the new cases coming from people who attended large New Year’s Eve gatherings. This led the number of active cases to...
Macedonia 11.01.22 | 09:34

Kiril Petkov’s visit to Macedonia uncertain after exposure to the coronavirus

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is going to isolate for a period of time after a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nikola Mincev, who tested positive to the coronavirus. This could put in jeopardy Petkov’s planned first visit to Macedonia on the 18th. Mincev attended the national security council...
Sport 11.01.22 | 09:14

Handball: Five Macedonian players test positive to corona ahead of the European Championship

Five players of the Macedonian men’s handball team tested positive to the coronavirus just as they were preparing to leave for the European Championship in Debrecen, Hungary. The players will be sidelined for the first game against Slovenia, and possibly for the future games as well. Macedonia...
Macedonia 10.01.22 | 15:01

New Year corona wave: Number of active cases rose over 10,000

The volume of testing and the number of newly diagnosed Covid cases declined today from the record highs set last week, down to 5,165 tests and 813 new cases. But this could be the result of the weekend, which, throughout the pandemic, had lower testing rates. Over the next two days, the daily reports...
Macedonia 08.01.22 | 18:14

Corona report: Number of active cases is just below 10,000

The number of new tests and newly diagnosed Covid patients declined today, after reaching near record highs over the past several days, but the decline could be caused by the Christmas holidays rather than an actual slowing down in the spread. A total of 6,531 tests were conducted over the past day,...
Macedonia 08.01.22 | 10:53

As number of new cases doubled in a matter of days, public testing sites remain closed

Vaccination and testing points have been closed for five days over the New Year and Christmas holidays, even as the number of new cases is spiking. In a statement, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party called out outgoing Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce for the holiday break from vaccinations, as the number...
Macedonia 07.01.22 | 23:16

Lozanovska: The coronavirus system is not working

Member of Parliament Olga Lozanovska shared her experience with the lack of medical care availаble to citizens who fear that they have contracted the fast spreading new coronavirus variant. You raise fever on Christmas. There are no test sites available. You have to buy drugs out of pocket even though...
Macedonia 07.01.22 | 18:58

Corona report: The New Year spike in newly diagnosed cases continues

Another daily corona report shows an extremely high number of newly diagnosed cases – 1,171 out of just under 8,000 tests that were conducted. This led to another spike in the number of active cases, which is now over 9.000. The latest wave corresponds with the New Year celebrations and the emergence...
Macedonia 07.01.22 | 11:46

Danilovski: Corona story in the country will end by May, we will have a peaceful summer

Despite the significant increase in the number of new cases with Omicron and Flurona variants that combine seasonal flu with the coronavirus, experts say that its spread should not cause concern among the population. The fact that this variant does not cause serious health complications, according to...
Macedonia 06.01.22 | 19:26

Corona report: Two deaths and 1,725 new cases

The spike in testing and positive coronavirus cases continues – nearly 7,500 citizens sought to get tested over the past day and 1,725 of them came back positive to the virus. This latest wave comes after the busy New Year celebrations when restaurants and clubs were full of revelers, and as the...
Macedonia 05.01.22 | 17:34

Corona flare-up: Large number of tests and newly diagnosed cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported a new high number of coronavirus tests and positive results – 1,375 people were positive after 7,188 tests. The large volume of testing indicates that the virus is spreading faster among the population, possibly result of the more virulent omicron strain. The Ministry...
Macedonia 04.01.22 | 15:36

Eight patients identified with the omicron strain

The omicron strain of the coronavirus has been identified in eight patients from Skopje and one patient from Kocani, the Healthcare Ministry informed today. Previously, the strain was only identified in one patient who arrived to Macedonia from the UK.
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