Skopje, 12 April 2025 (MIA) – Health Ministry said Saturday that there are no planned discharges from medical centres abroad this weekend, and 48 patients who were injured in the Kochani nightclub fire are still receiving treatment outside the country.

According to the Ministry, the patients' condition has not changed, the ones previously reported remain in critical condition, while the others are stable.

Ten patients with burn injuries are currently receiving treatment in hospitals in the country, including four at the "St. Naum Ohridski" hospital, one each at the Toxicology Clinic, the Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, the Pulmonology Clinic, the "8 September" City General Hospital, as well as two patients at the Sistina private hospital.

“At the "8 September" City General Hospital, one patient is currently being treated, while the other, returned from Ankara, has been checked and discharged to continue treatment at home. Additionally, a patient returned from Maribor was examined and released for home care at the Pulmonology Clinic,” Health Miistry said, adding that the burn patients are kept under continuous monitoring, in order to provide the best possible treatment, as well as further rehabilitation.

The March 16 fire that broke out in the Pulse nightclub in Kochani killed 61 people and almost 200 were left injured.

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