Tag: Venko Filipce
Macedonia 21.03.20 | 20:36

Filipce and profiteering SDSM profit told three different lies in three days, VMRO-DPMNE was right about the procurement of ventilators

Venko Filipce, the minister of health and the profiteering SDSM in three days told three different lies about ventilators, VMRO-DPMNE was right about the procurement of ventilators, according to a statement from the main opposition party VMRO DPMNE. The tender was annulled because it would have been...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 21:39

For the government, any question that they do not want to answer is fake news

At the press conferences held by the SDSM ministers, and especially after the outbreak of the coronavirus, it became common to use the word “fake news”. For them, any information that journalists ask for and which does not suit them is fake news. An example of this was today’s press...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 20:54

Filipce: Testing sites to be set up in Skopje next week

Next week, testing sites will be set up within the Skopje Health Center to reach more citizens as there is already local transmission in the city, Health Minister Venko Filipce said at Thursday’s press conference. The goal is to reach all the initial contacts because they are the most risky people...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 16:50

4-year-old girl from Stip among the six new coronavirus cases, total number of patients in Macedonia rises to 48

Until 16 h, 6 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed, Health Minister Venko Filipce informed on Thursday. Among them is a 4 year old girl from Stip who was infected with the virus in a kindergarten in England. The family returned to the country on March 14 and was in home isolation. The were tested...

Macedonia 18.03.20 | 21:05

Filipce answers frequent dilemmas: Will there be curfew and whether people need to stockpile food?

Health Minister Venko Filipce welcomed President Stevo Pendarovski’s decision to declare a state of emergency. He added that now the government would be able to quickly and efficiently manage the state’s resources and respond in a timely manner to the challenges ahead in both healthcare and...

Health 17.03.20 | 15:21

200 Macedonian citizens due to arrive in the country today will go into group quarantine in the Pepeliste barracks

A total of 200 Macedonian citizens due to arrive in the country will be quarantined in the Pepeliste barracks, Health Minister Venko Filipce informed on Tuesday. Filipce said these people were returning from the high-risk areas, Italy and Austria, and that is why the Pepeliste barracks would be turned...

Macedonia Health 17.03.20 | 14:51

Peak of coronavirus infections expected in a month, 2,000 people in Macedonia could get infected

The peak of coronavirus infections is expected to be in a month, 2,000 people in Macedonia could get infected. Take this information with reservation, Health Minister Venko Filipce said today, informing that 26 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Macedonia by 12 pm today. Every epidemic has a beginning,...

Health 17.03.20 | 14:41

Three new coronavirus patients are from Skopje, two are spouses, the third had symptoms for several days

The new coronavirus cases confirmed in Macedonia are from Skopje. Two of them are spouses who traveled to Bulgaria, and the third had symptoms for several days. His contacts have been mapped and the tests of the patient’s family members are pending, Health Minister Venko Filipce said at Tuesday’s...

Macedonia 16.03.20 | 14:48

Persons with coronavirus symptoms escape through the window from medical teams in Singelic

Residents of the Skopje neighborhood Singelic, who returned from Italy, escaped through the window when medical teams came to check on them after a report from neighbors. The medics waited two hours for them to return, but the didn’t. The information also reached the Minister of Health, Venko Filipce,...

Macedonia 16.03.20 | 13:36

Seven people are currently being tested for coronavirus

Seven patients are currently being tested for the coronavirus, Health Minister Venko Filipce said at a press conference on Monday. Those include three people from Debar showing flu-like symptoms, two patients from Shtip and two people at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, who have recently returned...

Macedonia 16.03.20 | 11:13

Filipce: The virus is also transmitted through asphalt and footwear, young people are transmitters, the most critical group are the older ones

The situation is under control. Compared to Europe it seems like a small number, though we should not be fooled. There will probably be an increase in the number of cases, Minister Venko Filipce said on the “Utrinski brifing” show on “Slobodna TV, adding that they are prepared for any...

Macedonia 12.03.20 | 12:25

Person who came from Germany on March 7 is being tested, condition of three patients has worsened

Of the nine patients infected with coronavirus in the country, six are in stable condition, whereas the condition of three patients has worsened as they are people aged over 60, said Health Minister Venko Filipce at Thursday’s press conference. He announced that a patient who came from Germany...

Macedonia 10.03.20 | 15:46

One of parents of children under the age of 10 to be released from work for the next 14 days, with paid leave, Filipce said

The Government decided at Tuesday’s session upon the recommendation of the Commission for Infectious Diseases to close kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and universities, as well as scientific institutes for two weeks. The measures start today. One of the parents of children under the...

Macedonia 10.03.20 | 14:37

VMRO-DPMNE to file criminal charges against Venko Filipce

The incompetence of Venko Filipce and the government is being paid with the health of the citizens, Dafina Stojanoska, a member of the VMRO-DPMNE EC, said at Tuesday’s press conference, adding that the late reaction of the competent institutions resulted in a large number of people being isolated,...

Macedonia Health 09.03.20 | 21:27

Stojanoska: Filipce’s incompetence cannot be paid with human lives!

Citizens’ health put at risk because of the incompetence of the government and Minister Filipce. We put ourselves in a situation the incompetence of Filipce to be payed with the lives of the citizens. Those who need to protect citizens from the spread of the coronavirus are a major exporter of...

Macedonia 09.03.20 | 17:41

Filipce: 64 healthcare professionals at the Dermatology Clinic and 24 patients in isolation

After the doctor who contracted the coronavirus was taken for treatment, two more members of her family have been isolated, Venko Filipce informed. Regarding the new coronavirus patient, I would like to point out that fake information creates panic among the population. Please gather information from...

Macedonia 07.03.20 | 16:06

Coronavirus patients in stable condition, bus passengers in home isolation

The spouses who tested positive for the coronavirus are treated at the Skopje-based Clinic for Infectious Diseases, they are in stable condition and have a mild form of the disease, but are part of the risk group due to their age, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Saturday. Minister Venko Filipce...

Macedonia 06.03.20 | 20:30

Filipce: Bus carrying Debar couple that tested positive for coronavirus also dropped off passengers in Kumanovo and Skopje

Husband and wife from Debar, aged 62 and 68, are the two new coronavirus cases in Macedonia. They arrived in our country from Italy by bus on February 27. After entering Macedonia, the bus dropped off passengers in Kumanovo, Skopje and Debar, the Minister of Health Venko Filipce informed on Friday. He...

Macedonia 02.03.20 | 18:40

Filipce: Two doctors who returned from Spain tested negative for coronavirus

The two doctors who returned from a congress in Madrid tested negative for the coronavirus. They returned to the country on Saturday night, and yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) informed health authorities that one of the lecturers at the congress has tested positive for the coronavirus. After...

Macedonia 28.02.20 | 11:48

Test results of another suspected coronavirus case pending, infected patient recovering

No new coronavirus cases have been reported in Macedonia. The test results of a person who arrived from Italy on February 22, are pending, Health Minister Venko Filipche said at a press conference Friday morning. He also informed that he is considering limiting public gatherings, which will be discussed...

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