Tag: coronavirus
Macedonia 23.10.20 | 21:31

Taravari: The state has no strategy for dealing with the coronavirus

The Republic of Macedonia is a country with the highest mortality rate in the region, even in Europe, and it should be considered who makes the mistakes, the mayor of Gostivar, Arben Taravari said Friday on the “Sto ne e jasno” show. Speaking about the corona pandemic in the country, he pointed...
Macedonia 23.10.20 | 17:34

Full mobilization of health workers to help colleagues in infectious diseases departments

In the coming period we will strengthen all health capacities countrywide. We are mobilizing public health workers who will be engaged in the treatment of COVID-19 patients but also help colleagues in the departments for infectious diseases, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Friday. We are preparing...
Macedonia 22.10.20 | 21:07

Mickoski: Filipce’s law on infectious diseases is not for the sick but for competencies and procedures

640 new cases and as many as 12 deaths. And the law on infectious diseases in which Filipce swears is not for the sick but for competencies and procedures, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski wrote on Facebook. But they did not miss the opportunity to point out the culprits and make politics....
Macedonia 22.10.20 | 12:53

There are only fines: Government’s amendments to Law on Infectious Diseases doesn’t contain any measures against the coronavirus

MP Antonio Milososki posted on Facebook parts of the amendments to the Law on Protection from Infectious Diseases. He explains that it does not contain any measures for protection against Covid-19, but only fines are provided. There is no measure for the chronically ill. No measure to strengthen the...
Economy 21.10.20 | 09:54

Coronavirus crisis leaves about 15,000 people jobless by September

The corona crisis has brought new growth in the number of laid off citizens due to the economic problems faced by companies. Since March 11, when the pandemic actually started in the country, until the end of September, a total of 14,818 people were fired. This is shown by the data of the Employment...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 18:07

The government is late with the measures, latest ones are waiting for more than 10 days

The numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Macedonia are growing daily. With yesterday’s new 428 cases, the number of patients reached 23,628, which is almost twelve times higher than what the Minister of Health Venko Filipce predicted at the beginning of the pandemic, of which 5,555 are active...
Macedonia 18.10.20 | 20:53

Dr. Danilovski: Curfew starting at 21 h needed

Urgent measures are needed to prevent a catastrophe. It is necessary to put some barrier that will stop the surge, warns Dr. Dragan Danilovski. He demanded strict restrictions and without sentimentality. That means curfew and not from 21h but maybe from 21h and restricting movement in some areas where...
World 18.10.20 | 11:02

France enters state of emergency as new virus case record shattered

France confirmed a record 32,427 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours on Saturday as the country reimposed a state of emergency due to the pandemic. France has been struggling with rising virus numbers for weeks, with concern growing about intensive care capacity in large cities such as Paris. The...
Macedonia 17.10.20 | 12:36

Strumica patient given medical assistance outside the hospital doors

A video sent by a reader from Strumica to the news portals “Faktor” and “Hashtag” shows that health facilities are overwhelmed. According to his claims, it is about the Strumica hospital, which due to the overwhelmed capacities, can not accommodate all citizens, so some are given...
Macedonia 16.10.20 | 09:14

Commission for Infectious Diseases to decide on new restrictions

Following the worst daily report on Thursday, with 535 positive tests out of 2,445 that were conducted, the Commission for Infectious Diseases will decide on new measures at a meeting today. Health Minister Venko Filipce said last night that they would include restrictions on public transport, operation...
Economy 13.10.20 | 13:22

State aid for companies for payment of salaries to employees abused, the authorities are silent

Complete silence from the institutions for the companies that abused the state funds intended to help them deal with the coronavirus crisis. It has been two months since the scandal rocked the private sector over the abuse of state aid for workers’ salaries as part of the economic measures to tackle...
Macedonia 13.10.20 | 10:35

Government expected to adopt new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus

The Government is to hold an online session on Tuesday to adopt new set of measures recommended by the Commission for Infectious Diseases in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus after the country has been recording a spike in new cases. The Commission recommendations include a ban on home gatherings...
Macedonia Health 09.10.20 | 18:38

Health Ministry urges citizens to be responsible, wear face masks and maintain distance

The Ministry of Health urged Friday all citizens to be responsible and conscientious, to observe the protection measures against the spread of Covid-19. According to the ministry, these are measures that protect our own health, but also the health of everyone around us – loved ones, parents, friends. Wearing...
Macedonia 07.10.20 | 19:25

Epidemiological surveys of teachers who tested positive for corona will show how many students will go into isolation

The State Sanitary and Health Inspectorate is currently receiving data from schools with teachers who tested positive for the coronavirus, and after the epidemiological survey it will be known how many students will go into isolation, the director of the State Health Inspectorate Irinka Sotirova Buhova...
Macedonia 03.10.20 | 09:46

Filipce: Total lockdown is not a solution

Health Minister Venko Filipce, after yesterday’s meeting with the Mayor of Kocani, Nikolco Iliev, announced that the data from the survey questionnaires will be analyzed in detail to see the possible reasons for the huge increase in the number new Covid-19 cases. Total lockdown, he said, is not...
Macedonia 30.09.20 | 13:23

Macedonia remains a black hole: EU allows travelers from Rwanda but not from Macedonia

The EU extends the travel ban on travelers from Macedonia until at least 1 November. The large number of infections per day, as well as several deaths, forced the Union to extend the travel restrictions. Practically nothing has changed since last month, only the travel ban for both Macedonia and Serbia...
World 28.09.20 | 15:15

Coronavirus – an important scientific breakthrough in Hungary!

Scientists of the University of Szeged discovered a new infection mechanism of the COVID-19 virus. Anett Hudák, László Szilák, and Tamás Lehota found that there is another way in which the virus can get into human cells, which is useful information if one wants to develop a vaccine or provide proper...
Macedonia 24.09.20 | 18:21

Two patients die, 152 new coronavirus cases registered in the country

Out of 1,630 COVID-19 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 152 new cases were registered. Also, there were two fatalities and 126 patients who have recovered, said the Health Ministry on Thursday. Most of the new cases were registered in Skopje-58, followed by Strumica-14, Kocani-18, Kumanovo-5, Debar-2,...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 18:24

Before blaming the citizens, Filipce himself should take responsibility for the coronavirus situation

Macedonia has been experiencing the second wave of the coronavirus for four months now, but according to the government and the Minister of Health Venko Filipce the situation was under control. However, finally at onset of autumn the government noticed that the four-month daily life with over 100 new...
Macedonia 20.09.20 | 22:32

First corona cluster in kindergarten after reopening: Children in Strumica kindergarten infect each other

The two children from the kindergarten in Strumica, who tested positive for Covid-19, most likely contracted the virus in the kindergarten. Despite initial claims that the two cases had nothing to do with the first infected child, epidemiological surveys completed this afternoon showed the opposite. The...
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