Some employees will have their pay reduced to the minimum amount as per North Macedonian law during the coronavirus pandemic .
Later the same day the first death case was confirmed , а 56 year old woman from Kumanovo that tested positive to the virus only postmortem.  The prime minister also announced that all members of the public administration will have their paychecks for the months April and May reduced to the minimal paycheck amount consented by the law of 14500 MKD ( circa 250 USD ) in order to pay all the employees in the private sector affected by the lockdown  % d1 % 81 % d0 % b4 % d1 % 81 % d0 % bc- % d1 % 81 % d0 % be- % d0 % bf % d1 % 80 % d0 % b5 % d0 % b4 % d0 % bb % d0 % be % d0 % b3- % d1 % 84 % d1 % 83 % d0 % bd % d0 % ba % d1 % 86 % d0 % b8 % d0 % be % d0 % bd % d0 % b5 % d1 % 80 % d0 % b8 % d1 % 82 % d0 % b5- % d0 % b8- % d0 % b0 % d0 % b4 % d0 % bc % d0 % b8 % d0 % bd/ this will affect deputies , directors , teacher etc .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in North Macedonia