North Macedonia Covid-19 - 15,555 cases, 642 deaths?

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North Macedonia confirms first case of coronavirus

by Reuters
Wednesday, 26 February 2020 16:16 GMT

BELGRADE, Feb 26 (Reuters) - North Macedonia has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus infection, diagnosed in a woman who recently returned home from Italy, the health minister said on Wednesday.

"The patient tested positive for coronavirus... She is the first patient in North Macedonia to have tested positive for this pathogen," Venko Filipce said, adding that the patient was in a stable condition.

The woman, a Macedonian citizen, who sought medical help early on Wednesday, drove to North Macedonia from Italy in a van. All other passengers from the van are undergoing tests, Filipce said.
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https://news.trust.org/item/20200226152605-elkyr/

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https://sitel.com.mk/dva-novi-sluchai-na-koronavirus-vo-makedonija-0

Two new cases of coronavirus infection. It is a couple from Debar aged 62 and 68 who arrived in Macedonia 10 days ago by bus from Brescia, Italy. As the Minister of Health informed, along the way the bus was leaving passengers in Skopje and Kumanovo.

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https://seenews.com/news/coronavirus-cases-in-n-macedonia-rise-to-nine-690490

SKOPJE (North Macedonia), March 12 (SeeNews) – North Macedonia confirmed two new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) late on Wednesday which takes the total number to nine, health minister Venko Filipce said.

The new patients who tested positive have been in direct contact with three confirmed patients previously hospitalised, minister Filipce said in a press release late on Wednesday.

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/enl...r-coronavirus/

North Macedonia’s ex-premier urged the country on Monday (16 March) to postpone a snap poll scheduled for mid-April because of the coronavirus, as governments around the globe struggle to balance basic freedoms with safety measures.

The small and poor Balkan state, where 19 new coronavirus infections have been recorded, has already imposed heavy restrictions on public life to prevent an outbreak.

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http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a4...infection.html

Five new cases in North Macedonia brought the total number of infected in the country to 31, Health Minister Venko Filipce said on Tuesday, the Beta news agency reported.

The minister said that among the five infected, four were medical workers from a private infirmary in the western town of Debar which had been in the quarantine since last Friday.

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North Macedonia’s Health Care Minister Venko Filipce said on Wednesday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country had risen to 35.
http://ba.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a4...Macedonia.html

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https://www.corona24.news/u/2020/03/...in-europe.html

Partial prohibition of traffic in Northern Macedonia

The country’s Prime Minister, Oliver Spasovski, announced Monday night a ban on citizens across the country from 9pm to 6am in an effort to halt the new coronavirus.

The measure will take effect from Sunday, when 85 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed so far in northern Macedonia.

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Source: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/la...062359290.html

...North Macedonia, authorities reported a third virus death with the national case total at 177 people...

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https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest

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329 Confirmed cases, 9 fatalities and 12 recovered.

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354 cases; 11 deaths: https://seenews.com/news/n-macedonia...s-to-11-693369

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384 cases; 11 deaths: https://seenews.com/news/coronavirus...-to-384-693534

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430 cases; 12 deaths: https://www.newsdeskindia.com/news/h...-Apr-2020.html

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Source: https://week.com/2020/04/04/the-late...-9-more-cases/

...SKOPJE, North Macedonia — There were five deaths from the COVID-19 virus in North Macedonia in the past 24 hours, the highest single day toll so far, bringing the total to 17. There were 53 new confirmed cases, raising the total to 483. 20 people have recovered. Medical staff are also being infected. The country is in lock down, with closed borders, playgrounds, schools and all sports and other public events banned. A curfew from 4 pm till 5 am is in effect during weekends...

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Source: https://www.intellinews.com/coronavi...to-555-180289/

Coronavirus cases in North Macedonia jump by record high 72 to 555
By bne IntelliNews April 5, 2020

The number of people newly infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) in North Macedonia reached a record high of 72 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 555, the health minister said on April 5.

This is the highest number of new cases on a daily basis since the outbreak of the virus at the end of February.

In the last 24 hours the most cases were registered in the northern city of Kumanovo - 21, Skopje -14, the western town of Tetovo-12, central town of Prilep – nine and the eastern town of Kocani – seven.

Health Minister Venko Filipce said that 52 health workers have tested positive to coronavirus, of which 34 got the infection from contact with patients...

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18 deaths: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/covi...-surge/1793492

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599 cases; 26 deaths: https://seenews.com/news/n-macedonia...-to-599-694188