March 27 (SeeNews) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in North Macedonia has reached 219, health minister Venko Filipce said on Friday.
Over the past 24 hours, the country has registered 18 new coronavirus cases, Filipce said in a Twitter post.
The country has so far confirmed three deaths from the disease. Three patients have so far recovered.
Last week, North Macedonia's president Stevo Pendarovski declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak.
The country also imposed a curfew in an effort to limit the spread of the disease. The movement of all citizens is restricted across the country from 9 pm to 5 am.
In addition, people under 18 are not allowed to leave their homes from 9pm until noontime the following day, while people over 67 years of age are restricted from leaving their homes between 11 pm and 5 am the next day.
North Macedonia's government decided on Wednesday to implement a 13-hour curfew on weekends, from 4 pm to 5 am.