Tag: curfew
Macedonia 07.06.20 | 11:51

Officers arrest 130 citizens who violated the curfew

Police officers arrested 130 citizens overnight for violating the movement restrictions across the country, and gave warnings to 24 more. Police is tasked with stopping commuters and demanding they show papers allowing them to leave their homes. Also, 386 citizens were cited for not wearing masks and...
Macedonia 07.06.20 | 11:38

Diseases committee meets to decide what next after the failed weekend lockdown

Sunday is the last day of the long Pentecost lockdown in Skopje, Tetovo, Stip and Kumanovo. The four cities were placed under curfew on Friday as Macedonia is going through a major second wave of the coronavirus epidemic. In other cities the curfew begins at 16h each day and this prompted a major flight...
Macedonia 06.06.20 | 12:12

Police arrests 155 citizens for violating the curfew

Police officers arrested 155 citizens for violating the curfew on Friday. Four major cities – Skopje, Tetovo, Kumanovo and Stip – are under a full lockdown that started on Thursday evening and lasts until Monday morning, causing a major disruption. Officers also issued warnings to 50 other...
Macedonia 04.06.20 | 17:50

Failures in managing the coronavirus epidemic lead to a major new lockdown

Much of Macedonia’s most populated areas will be placed under a full quarantine in a few hours, that will last until Monday morning. The capital Skopje – Macedonia’s by far largest city – as will as other major population centers – Kumanovo, Tetovo and Stip, will be closed...
Macedonia 03.06.20 | 23:06

Filipce: Gatherings, non-observance of measures, failure to punish violators are the reasons for hike in cases and curfew reinstatement

Analyses of trends in recent days have shown several locations across the country having a fast spread of the virus and clusters that appear as a result of non-observance of the preventive measures. Family gatherings, failure to wear protective equipment, non-observance of measures in passenger transport...
Macedonia 03.06.20 | 22:22

Filipce: Epidemiological interviews showed that the infected persons circulated around the city, the curfew protects Skopje as a whole

The measures for restricted movement are valid for all Skopje municipalities because the city is a functional unit, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Wednesday. The epidemiological interviews showed that the infected persons and their contacts circulated around the city, and this is a measure to...
Macedonia 03.06.20 | 20:31

Government accepts Commission’s proposal, curfew from 9 pm on Thursday until 5 am on Monday

The proposal of the Commission on Infectious Diseases to introduce a restriction on the movement of citizens for the upcoming extended weekend has been fully accepted by the Government. According to the decision, the curfew will be introduced in Skopje, Stip, Kumanovo, including Lipkovo, and Tetovo from...
Macedonia 03.06.20 | 17:31

Commission on Infectious Diseases proposes long weekend curfew in Skopje, Stip, Kumanovo and Tetovo

At Wednesday’s meeting, the Commission on Infectious Diseases adopted a proposal to introduce a curfew in Skopje, Stip, Kumanovo, including Lipkovo and Tetovo starting from 9 pm on Thursday until 5 am on Monday. In other cities, the Commission is proposing a curfew from 4 pm to 5 am every day. The...
Macedonia 28.05.20 | 19:23

Doctor Panovski: The curfew was lifted for political reasons, with the elections in mind

Microbiologist Nikola Panovski repeated his call for a curfew that would cover the worst affected parts of Skopje – municipalities such as Cair, Saraj, Gazi Baba and Butel. According to Panovski, the lifting of the evening curfew was done rashly and with political considerations in mind –...
Macedonia 27.05.20 | 19:34

Total of 4783 people break coronavirus curfew since its introduction

A total of 4783 people have broken the coronavirus curfew since its introduction on March 22 and until today, Interior Minister Nake Culev told a press conference on Wednesday. Of those, Culev added, police detained 3110 people. In addition, the Ministry of Interior has filed a total of 2630 charges...
Macedonia 27.05.20 | 13:38

Interior Minister Culev calls on the Government to approve his proposal for financial reward for the police officers

Interior Minister Nake Culev called on the Government to adopt his proposal that police officers are rewarded for their work over the 70 days of curfew. The police was tasked with policing the curfews that began on March 22 and lasted every evening. The officers dutifully, professionally and responsibly...
Macedonia 27.05.20 | 13:24

Police officers issue their last curfew fines to 21 citizens

Police officers arrested 21 citizens overnight, who were caught violating the last curfew. The curfew ends today, by order of the Government, but these 21 citizens will still face fines of up to 2.000 EUR for being outside without a permit.
Macedonia 27.05.20 | 10:54

Curfew lifted but coronavirus numbers remain bad

Macedonian citizens started their first day in months with no restrictions planned on their movement. The evening curfew, that usually began around 19h, but at times during the epidemic also at 16h, has been lifted starting today, and as of tomorrow, some of the restaurants and cafes will also open. But...
Macedonia 26.05.20 | 20:09

Government confirms that the corona curfew ends tomorrow

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the Government decided to end the evening curfew, starting tomorrow. This means that citizens will be allowed to be outside at any time of the day and night. Starting Thursday, cafes, restaurants and other hospitality premises will be allowed to open,...
Macedonia 26.05.20 | 20:02

Interior Minister Culev confirms that the evening curfew is being lifted

Interior Minister Nake Culev confirmed that the Government has decided to lift the evening curfew, that was introduced for two months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. I’m grateful to the citizens for the high level of responsibility they showed over the past months. My gratitude goes to...
Macedonia 26.05.20 | 18:39

Government decides to end the curfew, allow restaurants to open

The Government has decided to fully lift the evening curfew starting tomorrow, and to allow cafes and restaurants to open starting Thursday. This is being reported as the Government is still in session. The recommendation was made earlier today by the Committee on infectious diseases. According to the...
Macedonia 26.05.20 | 11:12

126 people caught breaking curfew

289 people were caught breaking the extended weekend curfew, of which 187 were detained and 355 were caught without mandatory protective equipment, i.e. face masks. In the past 24 hours, 126 people were caught breaking curfew, of which 79 were detained while appropriate measures will be taken for the...
Macedonia 23.05.20 | 11:14

Officers arrest 28 citizens who were outside during the curfew without a permit

Police officers arrested 28 citizens who were violating the evening curfew order, and 24 more were given warnings after they were found outside without a permit. The curfew begins at 19h on Saturday as well, while on Sunday, because of the Eid/Ramadan Bajram Muslim holiday, it will begin at 11h. Officers...
Macedonia 22.05.20 | 21:03

The government has succumbed to pressure from believers and the IRC

Today, the government succumbed to the pressure that the IRC has been exerting for some time, that is, it has threatened not to respect the curfew for the Ramadan holiday. The IRC chief publicly said yesterday that believers would go to the mosque during the holiday. That is why today the government...
Macedonia 22.05.20 | 19:24

Curfew from 11 am on Sunday until 5 am on Tuesday, Government decides

Following the current epidemiological COVID-19 situation, as well as the recommendations of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, the Government decided at Friday’s session to increase the restriction on the movement of citizens during the upcoming holiday weekend. The curfew this coming holiday...
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