Tag: curfew
Macedonia 21.05.20 | 13:17

Is SDSM setting up Culev with the curfew for the Bajram holiday?

Is the government playing games with the curfew for the religious Bajram holiday. First, the IRC, and then VMRO-DPMNE, strongly opposed restricting the movement from 7 pm on Saturday until 5 am on Tuesday. But the government has remained silent to appeals that the Islamic community doesn’t need...

Macedonia 21.05.20 | 12:37

Siljanovska: I expect that in June, from curfew, they will push us into elections

The exploring spirit of the would-be Nobel laureate, Mr. Zoran Zaev, is not resting, writes Professor Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, adding that he is trying to prove that it is possible to jump from a state of emergency to early elections. He will test the risky experiment during Ramadan Bajram and St....

Macedonia 21.05.20 | 12:10

30 people detained for breaking curfew

In the past 24 hours, 38 people were caught breaking curfew, of which 30 were detained while appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Thursday. According to the Ministry, 81 people were caught without mandatory protective equipment, i.e. face masks. Over...

Macedonia 21.05.20 | 10:30

Everything is possible with the SDSM government: Cafes and restaurants open next Tuesday after 58-hour lockdown

The curfew this coming holiday weekend will last from 7 pm on Saturday until 5 am on Tuesday, proposes the Committee for Infectious Diseases. The proposal has been sent to the government. On Wednesday, Health Minister Venko Filipce said the restriction has been proposed because ‘some citizens have...

Macedonia 21.05.20 | 09:13

IRC threatens the Government: If curfew is imposed during the Bajram holiday, you will lose our support

If curfew is imposed over the weekend, during our Eid al-Fitr holiday, you, as competent authorities, will lose the trust of all believers from the Islamic community, given that the country is facing parliamentary elections, the Islamic Religious Community (IRC) said in a letter to the Government. We...

Macedonia 20.05.20 | 17:10

Committee for Infectious Diseases proposes lockdown from 7 pm on Saturday until 5 am on Tuesday

The curfew this coming holiday weekend will last from 7 pm on Saturday until 5 am on Tuesday, proposes the Committee for Infectious Diseases. The proposal has been sent to the government. On Wednesday, Health Minister Venko Filipche said the restriction has been proposed because ‘some citizens have...

Macedonia 19.05.20 | 11:11

46 people detained for curfew violation

In the past 24 hours, 59 people were caught breaking curfew, of which 46 were detained while appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, 28 people were caught without mandatory protective equipment, i.e. face masks. Over...

Balkans 18.05.20 | 21:36

Turkey imposes 4-day curfew in 15 provinces amid virus

Turkey will impose a nationwide curfew during the Eid holiday to curb the spread of coronavirus, the country’s president said Monday, the Anadolu Agency reported. Turkey is successfully winning the battle against this outbreak, said Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the Cabinet meeting. He asked citizens...

Macedonia 17.05.20 | 13:02

39 people caught breaking curfew, 30 of which were detained

39 people were caught breaking curfew in the past 24 hours, of which 30 were detained while appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, the Interior Ministry said in a press release Sunday. Meanwhile, 28 people were caught without obligatory protective gear, i.e. face masks, the press release read. The...

Macedonia 16.05.20 | 14:45

49 people detained for curfew violation

64 people were caught breaking curfew in the past 24 hours, of which 49 were detained while appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, the Interior Ministry said in a press release Saturday. Meanwhile, 20 people were caught without obligatory protective gear, i.e. face masks, the press release...

Macedonia 15.05.20 | 10:49

31 people caught breaking curfew in past 24 hours

31 people were caught breaking curfew in the past 24 hours, of which 25 were detained while appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, the Interior Ministry said in a press release Friday. Meanwhile, 23 people were caught without obligatory protective gear, i.e. face masks, the press release read. The...

Macedonia 13.05.20 | 10:17

Police arrests 19 citizens for violating the curfew

Police officers arrested 19 citizens overnight for violating the curfew, and issued warnings to 12 more who were out without a permit. The curfew begins at 19h and ends at 5h for most citizens. Officers also escorted 35 citizens into mandatory quarantine, most of them people returning from abroad. A...

Macedonia 10.05.20 | 11:09

Police arrests 42 citizens for violating the curfew

Police officers have detained 42 citizens overnight for violating the coronavirus curfew. They were found outside after 19h, without a permit Another 13 citizens were also violating the curfew, and were released with a warning. The Interior Ministry said that it has also issued orders for mandatory self-isolation...

Macedonia 08.05.20 | 18:47

The weekend curfew will begin at 19h

Evening curfew measures for this weekend will be relaxed. Most Citizens will be allowed outside on Saturday and Sunday, between 5h and 19h. The elderly, over 67 years, can go out between 5h and 12h, and those under 18 years can be out between 13h and 19h. The Government is expected to further relax its...

Macedonia 08.05.20 | 13:59

49 people were caught breaking curfew

In the past 24 hours, 49 people were caught breaking curfew, of which 37 were detained and appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, the Ministry of Interior said in a press release Friday. The Interior Ministry issued 26 isolation orders and 84 people signed self-isolation statements, the press...

Macedonia 08.05.20 | 11:21

Curfew duration for the weekend to be discussed today

The increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases – 33 cases confirmed in 24 hours, most of which in Skopje (11) and Veles (nine), will be monitored these days to determine whether it is a coincidence or a variation, said the Health Minister, Venko Filipce, after a decrease in number of COVID-19...

Macedonia 07.05.20 | 16:50

Curfew duration to be discussed on Friday, measures’ relaxation on Saturday

Health Minister Venko Filipce said Thursday the curfew duration for the coming weekend would be discussed tomorrow, whereas the relaxation of measures implemented as of next week on Saturday. Minister Filipce said the new cases would be analyzed before adopting any recommendations. President Stevo Pendarovski...

Macedonia 07.05.20 | 11:30

Police officers detain 29 citizens who were violating the curfew

A total of 29 people were arrested overnight for violating the evening curfew. Police officers additionally issued warnings, but did not detain, 11 people who were also out without a permit past 19h. Mandatory controls among citizens who are ordered to remain at home in self-isolation did not lead to...

Macedonia 04.05.20 | 22:08

Government plans to reduce the curfew, re-open restaurants and cafes

The Government is raising the prospect of putting an end to the evening curfew. Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani said that with the dropping numbers of new infections it is possibly time to use different, milder tactics to fight the virus. Osmani, who comes from the ethnic Albanian representing DUI...

Macedonia 04.05.20 | 11:32

45 people detained for breaking curfew

55 people were caught breaking curfew over the weekend, of which 45 were detained and appropriate measures will be taken for the rest, Interior Minister Nake Culev posted on Facebook. The curfew measure starting at 2 pm until 5 am the next day was in place over the weekend. Citizens are responsible,...

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