NEWS OF THE DAY: Crisis situation ends in Debar and Zhupa, no newly infected cases for 10 days
After 10 days have passed without any new coronavirus cases and after 30 days of declaring a crisis situation, as of yesterday the same measures apply to the municipalities of Debar and Centar Zhupa as in the rest of the country.
The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, upon the proposal of the Main coordination crisis headquarters, cancelled all additional measures that were in force for the territory of the two mentioned municipalities according to the action plan prepared on March 13, 2020, that is, the crisis situation in those two municipalities.
The Director of the Crisis Management Center, Argon Buxhaku, said that from an epidemiological aspect, the introduction of a crisis situation in Debar and Zhupa has contributed for there to be no new coronavirus cases in the past 10 days.
STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Spasovski from Debar: We have went through a difficult period, but not everything is over yet and we should not be overly relaxed
“Today we can send a strong message of encouragement, not only to the citizens of Debar and Centar Zhupa, but also to the citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia, that we know how, can and are able to manage in such difficult moments”, said Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski from Debar.
He added that the citizens of these two municipalities were in quarantine for 30 days and with restrictions on movement due to the health crisis.
“The citizens deserve every commendation and acknowledgement for their discipline and dedication to the fight against the coronavirus, and that shows that with dedication, discipline and caution and perseverance, which every one of us has, we can help both ourselves and our families and the country”, said Spasovski.
STATE OF EMERGENCY, DAY 27
54 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered, 6 patients have died and 42 patients have recovered. Four patients over the age of 60 died at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in Skopje, of which two from Labunista, one from Prilep and one from Kumanovo. Two patients died at the “September 8” City Hospital in Skopje, a 67-year-old patient from Veles and a 59-year-old patient from Kumanovo, informed the Ministry of Health.
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The Kumanovo Crisis Headquarters today proposed to the Government to put the city in a 14-day controlled quarantine and to introduce a crisis situation.
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With the organized flight for repatriation of Macedonian citizens stranded in Italy, today 152 Macedonian citizens have returned and they will spend 21 days in state quarantine.
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The first test of the four-member family from Gevgelia that was infected with COVID-19 was performed yesterday, confirmed the Regional Unit of the Public Health Center in Gevgelia, and no new cases of infected patients have been registered in the past ten days.
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The Ministry of Health is letting the public know that it informs all the media at the same time on the coronavirus, immediately after it receives the official data from the Institute of Public Health, and appeals to all media to use only official information from the competent institutions.
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President Stevo Pendarovski considers that another 30-day state of emergency will be declared, given the situation today. However, the session will be made at the meeting of the Security Council on Thursday, when 30 days pass from declaring the first 30-day state of emergency.
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The results for coronavirus of the four medical workers of the Stip Infectious Unit are negative, who have been waiting several days for the outcome of their testing.
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In the past 24 hours, 98 people have disregarded the ban on movement, of which 67 have been detained, announced the Ministry of Interior.
FLASH NEWS:
The #StopKorona mobile application of the Ministry of Health can be downloaded from the website stop.koronavirus.gov.mk. Once the user downloads it on their mobile phone, it will trace whether that person has been in close contact with a person infected with COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
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The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced that the preschool education section is available on the national platform for e-learning EDUINO, which has been developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science, the Bureau for Development of Education, UNICEF and other partners.
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The University Clinic of Neurology informs that a telephone line has been opened for consultation and counselling for people with dementia and their caregivers.
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The measure 14.500 denars per employee can be used by tradesman, hairdressers, cosmeticians, farmers and other self-employed people, announced Minister of Finance Nina Angelovska on Facebook.
Angela Petrovska
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
