The Government declared three days of mourning after the accident at the COVID center in Tetovo and accepted an offer from the allied countries to provide foreign experts in investigation of explosions and fires.

With a minute of silence as a sign of respect for the victims of the tragic fire in the modular COVID center in the hospital in Tetovo and as a sign of sympathy with their families, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia at today's extraordinary session decided to declare three days of mourning throughout the country .

Days of mourning have been declared today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow (Thursday, Friday and Saturday), and during the days of mourning the flag of the Republic of North Macedonia will be raised at half-mast.

The government appeals to all social actors to postpone all public and private celebrations, parties, cultural, artistic and sports events, political and other types of promotions scheduled for these three days.

At this session, the Ministers of Interior and Health informed about the course of the investigation so far in regard to the fire with had tragic consequences and emphasized that the investigation to determine the causes continues today.

In this regard, the Government adopted a conclusion with a recommendation that the expert teams of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Health will be placed at maximum disposal to the Prosecution authorities in the investigative procedures. The Government instructed the competent institutions to determine what type of additional assistance and support is needed for the families of the deceased and injured, in order for it to be provided in the shortest possible period.

The Government thanks all the countries in the region, Europe and the world, for the expressed sympathy for the tragic event and has decided to accept the offer of some NATO allies to send to the country experts with the highest level of expertise in investigations into fires in order to help determine the causes of the fire in the modular COVID center at the hospital in Tetovo.