Tag: corona
Macedonia Health 29.06.20 | 15:56

With 12 dead, Macedonia suffers the worst daily death toll of the epidemic

The coronavirus epidemic caused the worst daily death toll so far, with 12 dead reported. The previous worst daily toll was 11, also set during the current Second Wave of the epidemic, largely caused by violations of social distancing restrictions during the month of Ramadan. The Healthcare Ministry...
Macedonia 29.06.20 | 14:32

Culev: All politicians who violated the law will be interrogated

Opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski sent a legal representative to the police station where he was summoned today to be interrogated over the incident in early June when a restaurant where Mickoski was having lunch was raided by the police because he was allegedly sitting at a table in the indoor area,...
Macedonia 26.06.20 | 18:52

Thousands cross the border in the first hours after the restrictions were lifted

In just few hours after the border was opened this morning, more than 3.000 passengers crossed through the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia, which is expected to be the main gauge for movement to and through Macedonia. It is the main entry point for transit tourists who are expected to head south...
Macedonia 26.06.20 | 16:40

List of citizens who refused to quarantine made public

Healthcare officials published the list of 138 citizens who have refused to accept their orders to go into self-isolation, after being in contact with persons infected with the coronavirus, or after a trip to a high risk country. The list has mostly people who live in Skopje – 104 names on it...
Macedonia 25.06.20 | 21:20

Instead of firing Ziberi after his shocking statement, Minister Filipce tweets his disappointment

Instead of removing him from office or asking that the borders are closed, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce responded to the scandal caused by his official Arben Ziberi merely by admonishing him on Twitter. Ziberi, who is a DUI party official, bragged on Albanian language media that he got the Commission...
Macedonia 25.06.20 | 18:17

Primary care physicians turn to the Constitutional Court after they were denied bonuses for working with corona patients

The association of private doctors initiated a case before the Constitutional Court after the Government decided to pay bonuses to public healthcare workers who were battling the coronavirus. The decision excludes primary care physicians – often family doctors who operate under a semi-public system. Our...
Macedonia 25.06.20 | 17:59

Outrage after top healthcare official brags that he influenced the border decision to bring more Albanian diaspora voters in time for the elections

The statement from Arben Ziberi, head of the Public Health Institute and an important part of the team tasked to propose policies to fight the coronavirus, caused outrage. Ziberi, who comes from the DUI party, boasted how he influenced the Commission on infectious diseases to open the borders so that...
Macedonia 25.06.20 | 17:03

WHO expert warns Macedonia to stop relaxing the coronavirus restrictions, reminds that the situation is serious

World Health Organization representative Fabio Scano warned Macedonia against relaxing the measures put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and said that the situation in the country is serious. Scano’s visit to the country coincided with a major scandal as healthcare official Arben...
Macedonia 24.06.20 | 16:43

Corona epidemic: Over 350 patients hospitalized, Cair remains the worst affected part of the country

The number of patients treated in the now three clinics in Skopje set aside for the most serious Covid-19 cases has dropped slightly to 229, after reaching 250 yesterday, and there are more than a 100 patients treated in hospitals in Bitola, Stip, Prilep and other cities, bringing the total over 350...
Macedonia 23.06.20 | 21:42

Strict rules meant to prevent the spread of the virus will make voting difficult

The State Electoral Commission (SEC) and the Committee on Infectious Diseases presented the coronavirus safety protocols that will be used to reduce the spread of the virus during the July 15 elections. SEC President Oliver Derkoski said that 20 percent of polling stations will be relocated to reduce...
Macedonia 23.06.20 | 17:48

Macedonia opens borders on Friday, restaurant restrictions are also being lifted

Despite the exceptionally bad coronavirus death and infection rates, the Macedonian Government announced it will open the borders starting on Friday. This will allow passengers to enter the country without having a negative coronavirus test, or without being ordered to a mandatory quarantine or isolation...
Macedonia 23.06.20 | 17:33

Skopje Appeals Court postpones criminal case trials after two judges test positive

The Skopje Appeals Court is scaling down its work after two judges were found to have Covid-19. Court President Lidija Dimcevska told Sitel TV that they are mapping out the contacts the two judges had at work, and are postponing the criminal cases. The Anti-Corruption Commission is also testing its employees...
Macedonia 23.06.20 | 17:23

Skopje’s main hotspot of Cair now has more than 400 active corona cases

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Skopje’s Cair district surpassed 400. The central, majority Muslim municipality has by far the most cases in the city, far above other larger districts such as Aerodrom (136), Gazi Baba (150) and Butel (138). Much of the Second Wave of the epidemic was caused...
Macedonia 22.06.20 | 20:10

OSCE/ODIHR will monitor the elections with a skeleton crew of eight observers

OSCE/ODIHR presented their plan for monitoring the July 15 elections today, saying that they will have eight international observers, all of them based in Skopje. This bare bones crew will not do the usual widespread monitoring of voting on various polling stations. Instead, the team lead by Lithuanian...
Macedonia 22.06.20 | 19:43

Charges filed against five men who violated the Ramadan curfew in a case that outraged the public

The Interior Ministry filed criminal charges against five men from Cair in Skopje, who were filmed dancing in a street, celebrating Ramadan Bajram (Eid) in the midst of the coronavirus curfew. Cair has by far the worst rate of coronavirus infections in the country and disregard for social distancing...
Macedonia 21.06.20 | 16:22

Five Covid-19 deaths reported, nearly 230 patients treated in the clinics in Skopje

Five new Covid-19 deaths were reported today. This includes a woman from Kumanovo who was just 40 years old and was diagnosed post-mortem. A 45 year old man from Gostivar also died after battling the virus for less than a week. The Kumanovo general hospital reported the death of a male patient aged 51,...
Macedonia 21.06.20 | 11:00

Police officers cite 805 citizens for not wearing masks

Police officers cited 805 citizens for failing to wear masks in public spaces. According to the coronavirus regulations, masks must be worn in closed public spaces, such as offices, banks and supermarkets, as well as in open spaces where citizens can’t maintain distance – such as farmers’...
Economy 21.06.20 | 10:09

Ohrid hotels set to reopen, but the outlook is bleak

Hotels along lake Ohrid, Macedonia’s main tourism draw, are preparing to reopen on Monday, after four months of coronavirus lockdown. It’s unclear how much interest will there be from the public that is seriously concerned about the Second Wave of the coronavirus. On the other hand, Macedonians...
Macedonia 20.06.20 | 23:41

As coronavirus wards overflow, the Kozle children hospital is transformed into a third Covid-19 facility in Skopje

Faced with the huge spike in coronavirus cases that have crowded the two main clinics used to treat the most serious patients, the Healthcare Ministry announced it is converting much of the Kozle children’s pulmonary hospital into a coronavirus facility. The recently refurbished clinic in the southern...
Macedonia 20.06.20 | 17:07

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov tests positive to the coronavirus

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov informed the public that he has tested positive to the coronavirus. He said that he is feeling well, with a slight fever, and currently has no need to be admitted to a hospital. Despite all the precautions I took I was unable to protect myself. I honestly hope that I haven’t...
Повеќе
Next Page »

Macedonia News

.