Tag: quarantine
Macedonia 15.05.20 | 18:18

All travelers are equal, but.. – Government allows its officials to travel abroad without going into quarantine after they return

The Government adopted a set of guidelines that will allow officials to travel without needed to submit to the coronavirus restrictions that are in place for “common” citizens. The nuch criticized proposal will allow officials to go abroad without having to stay in mandatory quarantine for...

Macedonia 29.04.20 | 13:58

105 people placed in state quarantine at Popova Sapka

105 repatriated nationals have been placed in 14-day mandatory state quarantine in Popova Sapka hotels as of Tuesday night, in line with measures aimed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Macedonia. 68 people have been put up at the Slavija hotel and 37 at the Arena hotel. This is the third group...

Macedonia 14.04.20 | 15:58

Local authorities in Kumanovo – Macedonia’s hardest hit city – demand a full, two weeks long quarantine

Given the geometrically progressing number of coronavirus patients, Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimtirievski asked the Government to impose a complete quarantine, banning people from entering or leaving he city. Kumanovo and Debar lead Macedonia in per capita infections and deaths, but the much smaller Debar...

Macedonia 13.04.20 | 19:59

Mandatory quarantien for citizens returning to Macedonia increased to three weeks

Macedonian citizens returning to the country will be placed in a longer, three weeks quarantine, instead of the two weeks imposed now. The Government issued a decree to change the quarantine rules that apply to all citizens who come back to Macedonia from high risk foreign countries. The citizens are...

Culture 10.04.20 | 23:22

Macedonian-Australian animation studio releases ‘Quarantine’

Macedonian-Australian 3-Block Studio has released Quarantine, an animated short film about a man who is social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus has radically changed our everyday lives, and each individual has their own way of dealing with isolation,” the studio’s press...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 10:41

Person quarantined on Popova Sapka tests positive to the coronavirus

One person from Radovis, who was ordered into quarantine in a hotel in the Popova Sapka ski resort, tested positive to the coronavirus. The person returned to Macedonia from abroad, and as all other such arrivals, had to be quarantine for two weeks. Tetovo municipal officials said that they are following...

Macedonia 05.04.20 | 10:52

160 citizens leave the state-run quarantine

The Government of Macedonia informed that yesterday the state-run quarantine for 160 Macedonian nationals was successfully completed, who spent 14 days in strict security and health conditions at the Ibis Hotel in Skopje (Taftalidze) and a facility in Demir Kapija. The people who have successfully completed...

Macedonia 28.03.20 | 11:50

Citizens returning from Malta quarantined in downtown Bitola

A group of Macedonian citizens who returned to the country from Malta are being placed into a hotel in downtown Bitola. The Sirok Sokak hotel was offered by the owner as a quarantine site, but the move caused anxiety in the city, given that it is located in a densely populated area, right on the main...

Macedonia 26.03.20 | 12:03

Macedonian citizens continue to trickle back from abroad

Macedonian citizens who live or work abroad continue to trickle back to the home country, where they face two weeks in mandatory quarantine. This morning, 42 citizens came back in individual cars from Slovenia. Later today, a bus will bring 27 citizens from Istanbul. Due to the risk of spreading the...

Macedonia 25.03.20 | 17:55

Charter flights from Germany will bring 1.000 Macedonian citizens back and into quarantine

Nearly a 1.000 Macedonian citizens are expected to return with charter flights from German destinations in the coming days. The flights will be chartered from Munich, Bonn and Berlin, and the passengers will be expected to cover the bill and go into mandatory two weeks of quarantine once they arrive.

Economy 24.03.20 | 16:46

Driver in quarantine was fired because he couldn’t drive to Bitola

After forced vacation leaves for employees at major factories such as “Kromberg & Schubert” and “Dräxlmaier”, private sector workers are facing new problems. Many people on social networks are alerting that they are facing various problems such as inadequate protection at...

Macedonia 24.03.20 | 11:30

Convoy with 63 Macedonian citizens arrives from Montenegro, all are ordered into quarantine

A group of 63 Macedonian citizens have returned from Montenegro this morning, through Kosovo. They arrived in a bus and 19 cars and are all being sent to mandatory quarantine. Meanwhile, 15 Montenegrin citizens are being sent back, also using a bus.

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 22:31

Citizens arriving at border crossings will be transported to state quarantine every day at 10 am and 8 pm

The Government at Monday’s session adopted a Decree according to which the citizens arriving at the border crossings for entry into the country will be transported to the state quarantine every day at 10 am and 8 pm. The government appeal to the citizens who must arrive in the country to plan their...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 15:32

Nine Macedonian citizens who left the country signed statements they won’t return for three months

Nine Macedonians citizens who left the country signed statements that they will not return in the next three months, said Interior Minister Nake Culev. Macedonia keeps its borders open for its own citizens, with a mandatory quarantine in place, but those choosing to leaving the country during the epidemic...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 09:58

Group of 40 citizens returning from abroad quarantined in the Ibis Styles hotel in Skopje

A group of 40 Macedonian citizens returning from abroad were sent to a mandatory two weeks long quarantine in the Ibis Styles hotel in Skopje. The hotel in Skopje, owned by businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev, was reconverted from the old grounds of his Sistina hospital, and Kamcev offered to have it used...

Macedonia 22.03.20 | 13:13

Dimitrov: Seven Macedonian nationals who agreed to be in mandatory quarantine returned home

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov informed the public that a Polish humanitarian charter flight landed at the Skopje International Airport today to return Polish nationals stuck in Macedonia home. Today morning at the Skopje International Airport a Polish humanitarian charter flight has landed to return...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 12:15

Who are the people that are allowed to flaunt the mandatory quarantine orders?, VMRO asks

VMRO-DPMNE asked the Government to explain what happened with the announced mandatory quarantine for 200 citizens, after it was revealed that only one small group of Roma musicians are forced to remain first in an army firing range and then in a former asylum. Instead of the decrepit Krivolak barracks,...

Macedonia 18.03.20 | 16:34

Government, Sekerinska is incapable to build shelter in Pepeliste, and they speak of high NATO standards

Instead of boasting press conferences, the government should roll up its sleeves and start work, because the naked PR will not protect the health of citizens, says VMRO-DPMNE adding that the government, Spasovski, Sekerinska and Dimitrov are absent from reality and their incapacity not only brings crime,...

Macedonia 18.03.20 | 15:32

Mother and daughter from Strumica charged with refusing to self-quarantine

A mother and daughter from Strumica are being charged with failure to self-quarantine after returning from Italy. Police officers conducted a random check on the two women after they returned from Piacenza and found them outside of their apartment. The women were abusive toward the officers and refused...

Macedonia 14.03.20 | 16:42

Debar remains under quarantine – the situation is calm and the area is well stocked with necessities, the Government reports

The situation in Debar and Centar Zupa is reportedly calm. The city and the surrounding rural areas were placed under a strict quarantine after half a dozen coronavirus cases were diagnosed. Nobody is allowed out, and only local residents are allowed in by police deployed at checkpoints on the main roads. The...

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