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Macedonia 14.02.21 | 22:29

Striking high school students reach a deal with the Education Ministry

The Education Ministry reached a deal with the striking high-school students to reduce the year-end graduation exam, as the students requested, but still have then take a total of four exams. The Ministry will now work to prepare the details of the re-organized test. High-school students boycotted the...
Macedonia Culture 10.02.21 | 11:55

Government freezes all payments from the Culture Ministry pending a review

The Macedonian Government ordered a freeze on payments from the Culture Ministry, for projects that were approved in the 2020 annual program signed by former Minister Husni Ismaili. The Government ordered an inspection into the projects. Ismaili, who is a doctor, was appointed to the position after the...
Macedonia 17.08.20 | 17:56

Three patients die of Covid-19 including a 35 year old

Three citizens died over the past 24 hours from consequences of the coronavirus infection. This includes a 35 year old female patient from a village near Veles, one of the youngest victims of the infection. The patient reportedly didn’t have other illnesses. The other two fatalities were a 69 year...
Macedonia 27.07.20 | 14:57

Six Covid-19 deaths reported in one day

The Healthcare Ministry reported six new Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. Four of them were treated in hospitals in Skopje, one died in Kicevo and one in Struga. Their ages ranged from 48 and 52 up to 82. There were 1,025 tests conducted in the past 24 hours which led to the detection of 128 new...
Macedonia 13.07.20 | 11:43

Sixteen cities will set up regional coronavirus centers

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 16 municipalities have joined the program to create regional coronavirus centers in their general hospitals. The plan involves putting in place field hospitals or adapting existing wards to treat coronavirus patients. Macedonia currently treats the most serious patients...
Macedonia 11.05.20 | 12:17

Healthcare Ministry diagnosed 22 new coronavirus patients

Over the past 24 hours, 22 patients were newly diagnosed with the coronavirus. The Healthcare Ministry said that it performed 145 tests in this period. Most of the newly diagnosed cases are in Skopje (13) and Tetovo (7). The high share of positive tests from all that were conducted in the past day concerned...
Macedonia 25.04.20 | 18:36

Two patients, aged 25 and 36, died from the coronavirus

Two patients, aged 25 and 36, died from the coronavirus over the past two days, the Healthcare Ministry informed. The 36 year old patient was from Gostivar. He did not have prior illnesses, except that he was obese, and was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Clinic in an exceptionally bad state, the...
Macedonia 23.04.20 | 11:49

Order that citizens must wear face masks goes into effect

The Healthcare Ministry reminded the public that starting today, wearing of face masks is mandatory in all closed public spaces, as well as open spaces where citizens can’t keep the distance of at least two meters apart. All types of face masks, and items such as scarves will be acceptable for...
Macedonia 14.03.20 | 21:05

Interior Ministry prepares a team to coordinate the virus response

Interior Minister Nake Culev informed the public that the Ministry has put in place a body to coordinate all measures linked to the coronavirus response. Culev reminded the public that the police will conduct checks to make sure all rules put in place are followed through. People who need to be in quarantine...
Macedonia 27.03.19 | 17:42

Albanian issues Secretariat being turned into a full Government Ministry

Hazbi Lika, the former guerrilla commander turned Zaev’s Deputy Prime Minister who is best known for simply not showing up at work, was “rewarded” in the Parliament today as his department was elevated to a full scale Ministry. The new Ministry is in charge of “political system...

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