Tag: coronavirus
Macedonia 23.03.20 | 23:03

Saso Ordanovski puts entire government at risk of coronavirus!

Pro-government propaganda journalist Saso Ordanovski caused an incident at today’s government briefing, Lider learns from sources that attended the meeting. The government called a closed briefing today to discipline journalists. According to Lider’s source, Ordanoski shocked the present...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 22:07

People react on social networks: Will SDSM officials give up their salaries of over 70 thousand denars

Following the announcement by Zoran Zaev that officeholders, mayors, MPs and the public administration will receive a minimum salary of 14,500 denars in April and May in order to stimulate the economy affected by coronavirus, today the public had thousands of questions for SDSM officials. Namely, the...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 21:40

Dr. Danailovski: It would be ideal to be locked up at home for 24 hours because we are in World War III

Doctor Dragan Danailovski said Monday on TV Kanal 5 that it would be ideal to impose a 24-hour curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus. We closed the schools, the students went outside. We closed the cafes, the young people went to the parks, to villas. We have not diminished the socializing of young...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 21:08

Dr. Grozdanovska: We don’t know what kind of tests are used in Macedonia

The coronavirus is a lipid-enveloped virus, which means that it is simply destroyed by hand washing. If you wash your hands, you have destroyed the virus. Also, with 70 percent alcohol it is very easy to get rid of the virus. If you go to places where there is a high concentration of people, wearing...

Economy 23.03.20 | 20:54

Zoran Nikolovski: Coronavirus killed tourism and catering in Macedonia, urgent measures needed to save these sectors

Zoran Nikolovski, an expert on tourism and catering, at today’s Live Chat panel titled “Because Every Life Matters”, said the coronavirus has caused major damage to tourism and the catering business. According to him, tourism is dead at the moment. Not only here but around the world....

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 19:49

New government measures: People over 67 to be able to go outside from 5am to 11am, and young under 18 to go outside between 11am and 9pm

There are 2 categories of citizens that are highest risk, those are young people under 18 and the second category are older people over 67. The most sensitive in terms of health are those over the age of 67, while young people are the biggest virus carriers. This is from what we see here, but also from...

Economy 23.03.20 | 19:02

VMRO to SDSM: Implement these eight measures, then boast that you are successful

VMRO-DPMNE suggest the government to implement the following measures to tackle the cornavirus crisis. 1. Government to cover up to 50% of the costs for employees, on a net salary basis and contributions, not just net salaries as SDSM proposes 2. To completely freeze the loan payments of citizens and...

Macedonia Health 23.03.20 | 18:14

Coronavirus outbreak will be over after two incubation cycles without new cases, Filipce says

After completing two incubation cycles without registering any new cases, we’ll know we’re effectively rid of the virus, Health Minister Venko Filipce said Monday’s press conference on Monday, voicing confidence that Macedonia will successfully overcome the coronavirus crisis. Filipce pointed...

Economy 23.03.20 | 17:56

Citizens returning home by charter flights will have to pay for their air tickets

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the citizens who will be returned to the country by charter flights organized by the state, will be obliged to pay for their air tickets. Given the pressure on the budget caused by the coronavirus crisis, the government has decided that citizens returning...

Health 23.03.20 | 16:45

Filipce: All therapy needed for a large number of coronavirus patients provided

As more studies have come out of already applied therapy worldwide, we have provided all the therapy needed for a truly large number of coronavirus patients in our country, Health Minister Venko Filipce said at Monday’s press conference. He pointed out that this is the combination of therapy that...

Macedonia 22.03.20 | 16:23

Filipce announced new measures to limit the movement of people over 65 and up to 18 years of age

New, additional measures will be introduced to limit the movement of people over 65 and up to 18, Health Minister Venko Filipce announced at Sunday’s press conference that the Commission on Infectious Diseases will propose new measures to the government protect the risk groups. Yesterday we imposed...

Economy 22.03.20 | 16:11

Because we love Macedonia! Buy Macedonian products!

In her video address, Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska sent a message to the citizens of Macedonia that in this period of economic crisis we can all help with our behavior. She emphasized that this was a time when we have to support Macedonian production and the domestic economy. In a period of economic crisis...

Macedonia 22.03.20 | 16:02

Sekerinska: Army to help state institutions in tackling spread of coronavirus

The military has started Saturday to provide support to all state institutions in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Radmila Sekerinska. The army will focus on three goals, Sekerinska told a news conference Sunday. The first will be to completely...

Macedonia 22.03.20 | 15:51

First coronavirus death recorded in Macedonia

A 57-year-old woman from Kumanovo is the country’s first coronavirus fatality, Venko Filipce said on Sunday. Late on Saturday, after she passed away, the competent authorities determined that the woman had been infected with the coronavirus. She was tested three times and the tests did not show. She...

Macedonia 22.03.20 | 10:05

Three diplomats stir panic at MoFA for coronavirus

Three Macedonian diplomats stirred panic at the Macedonian Foreign Ministry after their colleagues learned that the they had been in contact with persons and environments considered to be high-risk sources of coronavirus transmission. One of them was on ski trip in Bansko, Bulgaria at a critical time...

World 21.03.20 | 22:11

Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 793 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,825

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday, an increase of 19.6% — by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago, Reuters reports. On Thursday, Italy overtook China as the country to register...

Macedonia 21.03.20 | 16:18

Culev to police officers in Debar and Centar Zupa: I am immensely grateful for everything you do for Macedonia

Thank you heroes, I’m immensely grateful for everything you do for Macedonia. This is only a small part of the police officers that are available to the citizens on a daily basis and guarantee public order and peace on the territory of Debar and Centar Zupa. They are working around the clock, so...

World 21.03.20 | 12:16

WHO chief warns world youth is ‘not invincible’ to coronavirus

Young people around the world must face the reality that the novel coronavirus attacks them in large numbers, not only older generations, UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. You are not invincible. This virus could put you in hospital for weeks or even kill you, the World Health...

Macedonia 20.03.20 | 17:12

Privately done tests show a possible infection in Kavadarci

Based on privately conducted coronavirus tests, a couple from Kavadarci is believed to also have been infected with the virus. The Healthcare Ministry placed the numbers of cases diagnosed through the public system at 70, but a dozen and half positive results from a private clinic in Skopje are being...

Macedonia 20.03.20 | 16:55

One of the earliest coronavirus patients in Macedonia is now in critical condition

A woman from Debar, who is the second patient that was diagnosed with the coronavirus, has taken a turn for the worse and is now in critical condition, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. The woman and her husband arrived to Debar from Italy and are likely the source of the most coronavirus cases...

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