Over the past 24 hours, 127 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, the Health Ministry said on Monday. It was added that the same period had seen 702 people tested, 16 new cured patients, and two new deaths. The number of active cases in the country is 1,343. At a press-conference together with Infectious Diseases Committee President Zarko Karadzoski and ...

Over the past 24 hours, 120 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, Health Minister Venko Filipce confirmed on Thursday. It was added that the same period had seen 16 new cured patients and two new deaths. Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who’s a member of DUI, believes the non-compliance with the measures to be a result of fake ...

Over the past 24 hours, 101 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, Health Minister Venko Filipce wrote on his official Facebook page at around 1 pm on Wednesday. It was added that the same period had seen 10 new cured patients and four new deaths. 974 tests were taken in the 24-hour span. There are currently 742 active cases in ...

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE still haven’t adjusted their stands on the election date. The former claims that the Constitution requires an election process on 5 July, whereas the latter says the first order of business should be putting the COVID-19 situation under control. The opposition party’s leader, Hristijan Mickoski, emphasises that he intends to talk about elections once the coronavirus situation ...

According to SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, the election date is a done deal. “The elections will be held on 5 July,” he said at a press-conference on Monday. The former PM added that the election process should be held as soon as possible in order for there to be functional institutions that would allow for, inter alia, better healthcare protection ...

One week since the start of the election campaign, party caravans are passing through every village and town in the country. While maintaining distance and from underneath masks, the candidates for MPs present their programs and promises. SDSM leader Zoran Zaev from Krivogastani promised 200 million euros in support for farmers and rural development. While the secretary general and list ...

President Stevo Pendarovski declared on Saturday the extension of the state of emergency by another 14 days to June 13 due to the recent increase in coronavirus cases in the country. Caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski said that government’s top priority is protecting public health. “All measures it has adopted have been in line with protecting citizens’ health and the healthcare ...

Talks to reach an election date deal are intensifying, but there has been no progress so far. The Government will most likely decide on Friday whether it will ask for the state of emergency to be extended, while the Security Council will make the decision on Saturday afternoon. According to caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski, if analyses show that there is ...

Behind the public scene, party leaders are intensively communicating. Part of those involved in the talks consider that consensus on the election date is close. “I think we are very close to consensus and the stands can be brought closer. It’s obvious and certain that we will have elections, whether it is on 1 July, 5 July, around those dates. ...

On the basis of the Infectious Diseases Committee’s recommendations, the Government has annulled multiple restrictive measures. After the Government’s session on Tuesday, caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski and Health Minister Venko Filipce were part of a press-conference at which they discussed the decisions made at the session and other aspects related to the COVID-19 situation. Starting from Wednesday, the curfew will ...