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Macedonia 30.10.20 | 22:00

“The PR centered approach is no longer working”

With the newly record setting 934 infections, 420 of them in Skopje alone, it is clear that the PR approach to the epidemic is not working, said opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski in a message to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. You insist that the situation is under...
Macedonia 29.10.20 | 16:37

Public healthcare managers try to find enough rooms and doctors for the growing number of Covid-19 patients

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the “8th of September” hospital and clinics in the “Mother Teresa” center in Skopje are repurposing wards for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The Infectious Diseases Clinic, which is part of the large “Mother Teresa”...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 23:12

SDSM delayed major healthcare investments and now blames the opposition

After public outcry, the Government was forced to give up on its proposal to ban gatherings at home with more than four visitors. The Government withdrew its proposal to ban family gatherings after the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party objected. The Parliament Healthcare Committee was reviewing the draconian...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 20:37

Government withdraws its proposed ban on home gatherings

The Government withdrew its proposal to ban family gatherings with more than four visitors, after the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party objected to the proposal. The Parliament Healthcare Committee was reviewing the draconian proposal from Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce today, in a debate that descended...
Macedonia 26.10.20 | 21:52

Filipce assures the public that he is not planning new curfews

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce assured the public that at the moment there is no intention to re-introduce evening curfews. Macedonia is struggling with a major spike of coronavirus deaths and new cases, with the onset of colder weather. Filipce insisted that there are no plans in place to lock the...
Macedonia 26.10.20 | 18:09

After feuding with the opposition, Minister Filipce now asks for its votes

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce called on the opposition to support the adoption of a law proposed by the Government that would mandate the wearing of masks even when alone in the open, and would ban family gatherings with more than four guests. The radical proposal, which Interior Minister Spasovski...
Macedonia 25.10.20 | 11:27

VMRO-DPMNE: Filipce and the Government are six months late with their corona proposals

The Government is now making the same coronavirus proposals we made in March, and were ignored, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party after the Healthcare Ministry announced it will begin rotating doctors and nurses in the infectious diseases departments and mobilizing retired doctors and medical students. These...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 14:45

New corona restrictions are the final step before reintroducing the curfew, Government warns

Even as the Parliament prepares to debate the strict new mask and home gathering mandates, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce proposed other restrictions that can be ordered at the Government level. These include closing all shops at 23h, limiting public transportation to 50 percent of its capacity and...
Macedonia 12.10.20 | 10:29

VMRO calls on Healthcare Minister Filipce to resign over his handling of the epidemic

VMRO-DPMNE called on Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce to resign after his mishandling of the coronavirus epidemic and its politization. The call comes as Macedonia faces a major spike in newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases. Data from the Healthcare Ministry showed nearly 400 new cases for each of the past...
Macedonia 10.10.20 | 13:59

Tired with poor treatment and the burden of the epidemic, two doctors quit infectious diseases departments in Skopje

After losing three nurses who decided to quit their jobs, the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje has now lost a doctor who is moving to a private hospital. The head of the infectious diseases department of the 8th of September hospital in Skopje also resigned and is taking an offer in the private sector. Healthcare...
Macedonia 10.10.20 | 13:51

Only ten beds available at one of the two main corona clinics in Skopje

Only ten beds are left available at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje, and the Healthcare Ministry is preparing the field hospital that is kept in reserve to treat the increasing number of coronavirus patients. A total of 18 patients had to be admitted to this clinic, and the 8th of September...
Macedonia 10.10.20 | 12:16

New curfew planned if current restrictions don’t slow the spread of the virus

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced that the Government will restore the curfew if the current measures fail to reduce the number of coronavirus infections. The Government banned club and even home parties, evening gathering in public spaces and mandated the wearing of masks even in by yourself...
Macedonia 10.10.20 | 11:14

Over 2,000 new infections in a week – as many as Minister Filipce assured the public would be the total toll of the epidemic

With dismal infection rates for three days in a row, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party called out Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce for grossly misjudging the threat of the pandemic. In the early stages, Filipce confidently predicted that the number of infections would peak at 2,000. Macedonia has now...
Macedonia 08.10.20 | 15:19

Tough new coronavirus restrictions include mask mandate in the open and ban on home gatherings

With the rapidly growing number of coronavirus infections, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced new restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of masks even in the outside, and a ban on grouping of people at home or in the streets in the evenings. The mask mandate will cover all citizens over...
Macedonia 05.10.20 | 14:51

Four patients die of Covid-19, testing shows major increase in infections among young people

Four patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. The patients were aged between 62 and 88 and their deaths bring the toll of the epidemic up to 760. Given the weekend, relatively few tests were conducted – only 539 people were tested and 83 tests came back positive. Of them, 34 were in Skopje,...
Macedonia 02.10.20 | 20:29

Government will decide on new Covid-19 restrictive measures over the weekend

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the Government reach a decision over the weekend on whether to introduce new restrictions in light of the rising number of coronavirus patients. Filipce met with the Committee on infectious diseases and discussed the various options such as restrictions on...
Macedonia 01.10.20 | 22:36

Health Minister assures parents that their children are safe wearing masks to school

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce assured parents of children in the first three grades of elementary school, who attend in-person classes, that the masks they are forced to wear for long periods of time are not dangerous for their children. Filipce said that ultimately the Ministry hopes to have all...
Macedonia 27.09.20 | 14:00

Balkan countries are discussing opening the borders, Minister Filipce says

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the US administration is coordinating Balkan countries in an attempt to have them open their borders without demanding PCR coronavirus tests. Movement across the region is currently largely stopped, as each country has its own regime of closures that are absolute,...
Macedonia 27.09.20 | 11:35

VMRO calls on Healthcare Minister Filipce to resign for his failure to manage the pandemic

VMRO-DPMNE calls on Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce to resign as the coronavirus epidemic continues to wreak havoc across Macedonia and the death toll rose over 720. Under Filipce, we had another medical professional die of the epidemic, we have 117 deaths and 3,166 newly infected patients in just...
Macedonia 26.09.20 | 16:59

Death toll rises to 722 as Macedonia remains worst performer in managing the epidemic in the region

After nine patients were reported to have died of Covid-19 on Friday, the Healthcare Ministry informed one 79 year man from Skopje died in the past 24 hours. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 722. The Ministry also counted 141 new cases, out of 1,559 tests that were conducted. The distribution...
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