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Northern Macedonia is expected to declare a state of crisis by Covid, but what does this decision mean?

Northern Macedonia is expected to declare a state of crisis by Covid, but what

Northern Macedonia is reporting high infection rates and in the face of this second wave of pandemics, the Security Council has recommended that the government declare a state of crisis within a month. At the press conference, President Pendarovski said that this is done in order for the army to come out in support of the police in the fight against the pandemic and monitor the implementation of anti-Covid measures. He clarified that declaring a state of crisis is not a state of emergency or a curfew.

Northern Macedonia is expected to declare a state of crisis by Covid, but what

Here is what he said:

'The implementation of the crisis situation has nothing to do with the curfew throughout the territory and the strengthening of eventual restrictive measures against free movement'.

While the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that at the moment it is not necessary to establish curfews

"The possibility of closure and police hours is not ruled out, but at the moment such a thing is not considered. It remains the Commission's powers and want to clarify the situation of the crisis has nothing to do with the curfew, but must respect the measures the Ministry of Health and the Commission to avoid unnecessary movements after 21 o'clock and respect basic precautions. " It is expected that day the next day, the government in the meeting to approve this recommendation of the Security Council.

Regarding the coronavirus situation, Northern Macedonia has 50,015 cases in total, 29,583 recovered and 1,397 victims. In the last 24 hours, 1,402 new cases and 21 victims were confirmed.