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Macedonia 25.05.20 | 13:20

Filipce’s acknowledgement of the dire coronavirus situation may affect Zaev’s push for elections in June

After weeks of presenting an overly optimistic image of the coronavirus situation in Macedonia, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce was forced to acknowledge the reality today, and to request that the public begins to follow the measures put in place to restrict the spread of the virus. What was an open...
Macedonia 25.05.20 | 11:50

Minister Filipce condemns violations of coronavirus rules during the Muslim Ramadan Bajram holiday

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce condemned the actions of many Muslims who violated the restrictions meant to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Throughout the month of Ramadan, and especially with its end and the celebration of Eid – Ramadan Bajram, many instances of large gatherings for the...
Macedonia 25.05.20 | 11:22

VMRO: Statistics show that the SDSM handling of the coronavirus is a fiasco

As countries in the region are preparing to reopen and some even declare the end of the coronavirus epidemic, Macedonia remains mired with high levels of new infections, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, blaming the failure to combat the virus on the Government. Slovenia hasn’t had a newly...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 17:56

Just one gathering in Skopje led to over 20 infections

One family gathering in the Cair part of Skopje led to over 20 infections, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce today, as he asked the public to refrain from holding large gatherings. The Islamic month of Ramadan includes large evening dinners but the Government hasn’t moved strongly to prohibit...
Macedonia 19.05.20 | 17:33

Citizens allowed out of quarantine won’t have to self-isolate

The Macedonian Government has ordered an end to the mandatory period of self-isolation that followed the quarantine after return from travel abroad. Citizens returning from abroad will still have to remain two to three weeks in quarantine, usually in a hotel, but after that period they will be allowed...
Macedonia 14.05.20 | 12:38

Filipce will recommend to Pendarovski to extend the state of emergency

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the Committee on infectious diseases will recommend to President Stevo Pendarovski to extend the state of emergency. Pendarovski is expected to make the decision on Friday, after two months under a state of emergency. This may contradict with the plan from...
Macedonia 09.05.20 | 15:55

Spike in newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases may doom SDSM push for elections in June

After several days with newly diagnosed coronavirus cases kept under 10 a day, over the past two days Macedonia registers over 30 new cases daily. The escalation of the numbers prompted the committee tasked with preparing recommendations to say that it is not going to suggest relaxing any of the restrictions...
Macedonia 09.05.20 | 11:00

Committee will discuss relaxing Covid-19 restrictions

The Committee on infectious diseases is expected to meet today to discuss was to reduce the restrictions imposed on the country to fight the coronavirus epidemic. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that while numbers of newly diagnosed patients were dropping for two weeks, they spiked for a few days...
Macedonia 08.05.20 | 21:07

Nikoloski: We’ll have elections when we will be sure that no voter will get infected

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the opposition will accept elections to be held when it is guaranteed that no voter will be infected with the coronavirus. His remarks come days ahead of the meeting of party leaders where the ruling SDSM party is expected to push for so-called...
Macedonia 08.05.20 | 18:14

Filipce demands accountability from the church for its St. George procession, asks the Reis to keep the mosques closed

The Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC) and the Islamic Community of Macedonia (IVZ) are on collision path with the Government after the St. George’s Day procession in Struga and after IVZ’s announcement it will re-open the mosques for the remainder of the month of Ramadan. Healthcare Minister...
Macedonia 08.05.20 | 17:57

Government plans to relax its Covid-19 measures next week

The Government is considering relaxing its Covid-19 measures next week, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said today. Restrictions that are expected to begin to be removed include the evening curfew and the bans on many businesses, especially in the hospitality industry. He insisted that with just 5...
Macedonia 07.05.20 | 14:22

Mickoski calls on Filipce and his team of epidemiologists to ignore political pressures from the SDSM party

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that, if healthcare experts make professional recommendations, there is not a chance any of them will support Zoran Zaev’ request for early elections held this summer, shortly after the state of emergency is lifted. We are all seeing how the city of...
Macedonia 27.04.20 | 17:04

Macedonia should expect a second wave of Covid-19 in early autumn

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that he expects a second wave of coronavrus cases in early autumn, as well as new spike in seasonal flu. Filipce said that the public healthcare system is gearing up to respond to this expected blow. We are sure to have a new wave in autumn. We are already re-organizing...
Macedonia 26.04.20 | 21:04

Filipce denies reports that the Government is preparing for early elections

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce denied media reports that the SDSM led Government is preparing for speedy elections, even before the epidemic has been fought back. The push by SDSM to recall the dissolved Parliament has sparked speculations that the ruling party has decided to set a new date for the...
Macedonia 26.04.20 | 19:10

Minister Filipce says way too many citizens refuse to wear masks, wants fines to be issued immediately

The Healthcare Ministry will ask the Government to issue a decree tomorrow to begin fining citizens who don’t wear masks immediately. During his press conference today, Minister Venko Filipce said that he observed that many citizens fail to wear masks, as they were told, starting this week. I want...
Macedonia 24.04.20 | 20:43

Filipce asks the public to show full compliance

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce admonished the public of disrespecting the coronavirus regulations. The curfew was relaxed starting yesterday, but citizens are now mandated to wear masks in all closed public spaces as well as outside when there is no room for distancing. And yet many people could be...
Macedonia 24.04.20 | 20:06

Kumanovo Mayor demands answers about his Covid-19 tests

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski is seeking answers about his positive coronavirus test. It forced top Government officials, including interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski and Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce into self-isolation, given that they met Dimitrievski in Kumanovo just a day before the...
Macedonia 21.04.20 | 18:24

Filipce: The outbreak at the Pediatric Clinic in Skopje has been contained

The source of the coronavirus outbreak in the Pediatric Clinic in Skopje was the mother of a child patient who was asymptomatic. Her visits led to the spread of the virus to a doctor, a nurse and a lab technician, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. He assured the public that the spread has been...
Macedonia 21.04.20 | 16:29

Filipce confirms that the sharp drop in newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases is due to the reduced testing

The dramatically lower number of newly confirmed coronavirus patients – just 7 in the past 24 hours, compared to the usual number of over 50 – is due to the major drop in testing, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. Only 207 tests were conducted in this period. Usually the number of tests...
Macedonia 17.04.20 | 11:01

Kumanovo Mayor says the top Government officials should’ve known they’re coming to a high risk area

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski rejected the allegations from Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce that they were not informed of the risks when coming to Kumanovo for a crisis meeting. The Mayor of the hard hit city was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Thursday, a day after a number of top Government...
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