Tag: virus
Macedonia 02.04.20 | 18:28

Map: Nearly all cities in Macedonia have confirmed coronavirus cases

As nearly all sizable ciies in Macedonia have confirmed coronavirus cases, the map of the country is slowly being covered in red with each new daily update. The capital Skopje has the most cases – 183, followed by Kumanovo with 54 cases and the small, early quarantined city of Debar with 47 cases....
Macedonia 02.04.20 | 17:26

Man died in Veles after being denied admittance to the hospital

A 70 year old man died in Veles, while waiting to be admitted to the general hospital. The man was demanding admittance to the infectious diseases department, but, as A1on reports, hospital management refused to let him in. At one point, during the wait, the man’s condition deteriorated and he...
Balkans 02.04.20 | 17:15

EU Commissioner Varhelyi coordinates trans-Balkan actions in response to the coronavirus epidemic

European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that the EU will work together with the Balkan countries to respond to the coronavirus epidemic. One of the steps that are being taken are easing procedures to move medicine and food across the transport corridors in the region. Fighting coronavirus...
Macedonia 02.04.20 | 17:04

Gentherm plant in Prilep stops production after worker tested positive for Covid-19

An employee at the US owned Gentherm car parts plant in Prilep tested positive for the coronavirus. This prompted a temporary cease of operations there and all employees were sent home. Workers told “Republika” that they are yet to be told if they will all be tested for the virus. They are...
Macedonia 01.04.20 | 15:16

An infectious diseases specialist from Kumanovo contracted the coronavirus, Filipce confirms

One Kumanovo doctor specialized in infectious diseases has contracted the coronavirus, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce informed today. Another doctor, from Stip, has been sent into self-quarantine. We have 60 specialists in Macedonia, and 23 of them work in the clinic in Skopje, with the rest distributed...
Macedonia 01.04.20 | 14:50

Filipce: One woman dies of Covid-19 in Skopje, 25 newly diagnosed patients

A 65 year old woman died in the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje from Covid – 19, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. The patient suffered from diabetes, elevated blood pressure and had a prior respiratory illness, Filipce said. This brings the number of confirmed deaths to ten. With 59...
Macedonia 01.04.20 | 10:23

Kanal5: Two Covid-19 positive women gave birth in Skopje, in one case the baby died

Kanal 5 TV reports that two women who gave birth in the past two days were infected with the coronavirus. In one of the cases the baby was stillborn. It’s still being determined whether the infection caused the death of the baby. The TV station reports that the women came to the Skopje Gynecology...
Macedonia 31.03.20 | 10:16

Filipce feels encouraged by the linear spread of the virus

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the linear progression of coronavirus cases in Macedonia is a sign the strategy is working. Macedonia has had between 12 and 29 newly diagnosed cases each day over the past two weeks, and according to Filipce, it’s good that the numbers are not getting...
Balkans 31.03.20 | 10:10

Solun quay closed as part of the anti-viral measures

City authorities in Solun (Thessaloniki) are closing the popular walkway along the quay for pedestrians for the weekends and imposing a 14h-8h curfew during workdays. The move is meant to reduce traffic and the danger the coronavirus spreads in the city.
Macedonia 31.03.20 | 09:48

Bitola man who was in self-isolation found dead

A 60 year old man from Bitola who was in self-isolation because of the coronavirus, has been found dead in his house, TV21 reports. The man returned to Bitola from Canada and was ordered into his home for two weeks. After his family failed to get him on the phone, the house was broken into by the police...
World 30.03.20 | 21:34

Germany plans 50 billion EUR in stimulus for small companies

Germany has announced a stimulus package worth 50 billion EUR to help its small businesses, including the hard hit hospitality industry. The money is aimed at individual entrepreneurs and small employers who are decimated by the virus and will be allocated through the German states. Over the next three...
Macedonia 30.03.20 | 21:27

The peak is expected in April – unions calls for a long Easter break

After Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced that he expects the coronavirus to peak in a month, around Easter (April 19), the KSSM union called that most of the month is declared a holiday. Many industries have shut down but some are still operating and their employees are forced to commute to...
Macedonia 30.03.20 | 18:50

Pendarovski will convene the Security Council tomorrow

Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski will hold a new meeting of the Security Council tomorrow, to discuss the coronavirus epidemic. Pendarovski will expand the Council to include top healthcare, economic and monetary officials.
Macedonia 30.03.20 | 17:09

Death of a woman in Struga investigated after fears over the coronavirus grow

A woman from Labuniste died in the Struga hospital yesterday afternoon. Doctors are now investigating if the coronavirus contributed to her death, besides the other health issues she had. Labuniste is a major emigrant area where many citizens have relatives who work in Italy. A woman from the near-by...
Macedonia 29.03.20 | 17:46

Gynecology clinic in Bitola closes after the owner’s son was diagnosed with the virus

The Plodnost gynecology clinic in Bitola will close for two weeks after one of the doctors there tested positive. Clinic owner Tase Trpcevski confirmed that his son Hristijan has the virus. Two mothers with newborn children remain there at the moment but will be discharged tomorrow and no new patients...
Macedonia 29.03.20 | 14:56

Obesity and sudden deterioration caused the death of the 31 year old coronavirus patient

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that obesity was a contributing factor in the death of the the 31 year patient with Covid-19. He is the youngest coronavirus patient to die so far in Macedonia, and Filipce described his situation as exceptionally bad, with collapsed lungs. It is the worst form...
Macedonia 29.03.20 | 14:27

The worst is yet to come, Filipce warns

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce warned the public that the worst is yet to come, after a 31 year old man died from the coronavirus. Filipce said that the number of confirmed patients and deaths will continue to go up. We are entering the second month of a difficult battle that will change our lives....
Macedonia 29.03.20 | 12:45

Two patients, aged 31 and 91, die from the coronavirus

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce informed that two patients died from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours. One of them is a 31 year old man. He was placed on a respirator yesterday, but attempts to treat him failed. The other patient who died is 91 years old. Filipce said that additionally, there...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 22:16

Family of latest coronavirus victim say she was denied medical care

The family of the woman who died today from the coronavirus told Telma TV that she was not hospitalized and was told by doctors she will be only when the test comes back positive. By the time it did it was too late for 66 year old Nemljune Ibraimi from a village near Struga who contracted the virus with...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 15:41

Mountainside hotels like Molika will be used to quarantine returning Macedonian citizens

Molika, a mountain side hotel built beneath the Pelister peak near Bitola, is also being converted into a quarantine area for Macedonian citizens returning from abroad. Up to 90 people will be housed there, ordered not to leave their rooms for two weeks. The Sirok Sokak hotel in Bitola is already being...
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