Croatia COVID-19 Update September 16: 280 New Cases, 2,103 Active

Croatia reported 280 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 2,103 active cases. Six have died. There are 8,505 in self-isolation.

September 16, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 280 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 2,103 active cases. Six have died. There are 8,505 people in self-isolation.

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COVID-19 testing centers in Croatia here. Interactive map here.

Croatia COVID-19 Quick Access

Current COVID-19 Data
Cumulative COVID-19 Data
Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County
COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours
Travel from Croatia
Travel to Croatia
European Union COVID-19 Statistics
Croatia Health Updates & COVID-19 Tracking
World Live Updates
World Statistics & Pandemic Information

Current COVID-19 Data

280 – New cases
2,103 – Active cases
293 – Treated in hospitals
20 – On ventilators
6 – Deceased
278 – Recovered
6,353 – Tested
8,505 – In self-isolation

Cumulative COVID-19 Data

14.029 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
11,690 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
236 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
236,938 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)

Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases

Source: Worldometers here.

COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County

Sources: Index here, koronavirus.hr here, and counties below. Google Translate plugin download here.

COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours

In Koprivnica-Križevci County, students and teachers are no longer required to wear masks during classes in primary and secondary schools, except in mixed groups where students from different classes intermingle — for example during religious, ethics, foreign language or computer science classes.
Of the 71 new reported COVID-19 cases in Split-Dalmatia County, 32 are located within the city of Split.
In Brod-Posavina County, due to one COVID-19 positive student, another class of the Medical High School in Slavonski Brod, with a total of 26 students was placed in isolation. Isolation was also determined for 2 teachers. Therefore, with 2 positive students — 2 classes with 46 students and 2 teachers are in isolation. These classes are now being organized at a distance according to model C. One class in the Technical High School in Slavonski Brod was also placed in preventive isolation.
Five nuns from the convent of the Franciscan School Sisters in Arbanasi, Zadar, are positive for COVID-19, reports Zadarski.
As of today, Bjelovar High School is moving to the third model of teaching, which is entirely online. The epidemiological investigation is the reason why as many as 14 instructors have had to self-isolate.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in Croatia, the consumption of pharmaceuticals has increased sharply, especially for relaxation, lowering temperature and for pain. Croatia has been at the top of Europe for drug consumption for years. Five years ago, the country allocated 5 billion HRK for them, and by this year that amount has already grown to 8 billion HRK.
The Association of Multiple Sclerosis, Patients MS team Croatia has launched a project of making masks for the infected, and the Vinkovci Secondary Vocational School has joined the project. They will make masks for the infected until the celebration of the National Multiple Sclerosis Day on September 26.
The National Civil Protection Headquarters extended the decision to temporarily ban border crossings, so the existing border crossing guidelines, which were introduced in mid-July, were extended until September 30.
The Karlovac County Headquarters has decided that masks are not mandatory in classrooms during classes within one class department. Masks are still mandatory in the common areas of the school.
More Croatia counties are implementing safety measures in an attempt to control the transmission of COVID-19. Those include reducing the number of participants at weddings, funerals, wakes, and other private and public events. A full summary of implemented county measures can be found here.

Travel from Croatia

The following countries have placed Croatia on their COVID-19 red lists which means that a negative PCR test and/or a 14-day quarantine is required upon entry. Countries that have placed Croatia on their orange lists are not recommending travel to Croatia.

Hungary has barred entry from foreign countries effective September 1, except for transit.

Austria
Belgium (Split-Dalmatia and Šibenik-Knin Counties)
Cyprus
Denmark (Orange List – 14-day quarantine upon return)
Finland (Orange List)
Hungary (Barring entry from foreign countries beginning September 1)
Latvia
Lithuania
Germany (Split-Dalmatia, Šibenik-Knin, Zadar, Požega-Slavonia and Dubrovnik-Neretva)
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands (Orange List – Travel not recommended, 14-day quarantine recommended upon return)
Norway
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Travel to Croatia

All EU/EEA citizens and EU/EEA permanent residents (EU 27 + UK + Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, as well as Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican) can freely enter Croatia as of July 1, without restrictions. Non-EU/EEA citizens, or citizens from third countries (including US citizens) must meet certain conditions to enter (see below).

Enter Croatia Online Form

To expedite border crossing, travelers are advised to fill out the Enter Croatia website here before arriving at the border.

COVID-19 PCR Test or Self-Isolation Required for Third-Country Nationals

This applies to third-country national passengers entering Croatia for permitted tourism or other business reasons or who have other economic interests, as well as people traveling for educational purposes.

These passengers may enter Croatia without the obligation of self-isolation upon presentation of a negative nasal and pharynx swab test for COVID-19, not older than 48 hours (starting from the time of taking the swab until arrival at the border crossing), or with the obligation of 14 days quarantine/self-isolation if they do not have a negative PCR test.

If third-country nationals have a test older than 48 hours upon entering Croatia, they will be allowed to enter Croatia. However, they will be required to self-isolate and test again in Croatia at their own expense. The above also applies to passengers and crew members on yachts. People who do not present a negative PCR test result are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine/self-isolation measure.

People who have a negative PCR test, and are on the self-isolation list, whether they’ve been on the list for seven days or have re-tested because they had a test older than 48 hours when entering Croatia, are to be removed from the self-isolation list.

Full instructions for entering Croatia here, which are currently valid until September 30. Frequently asked questions here.

Croatia By Car

Border crossing wait times (provided by HAK) here
Traffic report, map and cams (provided by HAK) here.

Croatia By Bus

GetByBus a one-stop resource for bus schedules and tickets (multiple bus lines) here

Croatia By Train

HAK railway traffic and line information here.
Croatian Railways (HŽPP) schedule updates here.

Croatia by Ferry

HAK ferry traffic and line information here.
Jadrolinija ferry timetable and tickets here.
Kapetan Luka high speed ferry timetable and tickets here.

By Plane

Brač – Brač Airport and flight information here.
Dubrovnik – Dubrovnik Airport and flight information here with health and safety measures here.
Lošinj – Lošinj Airport and flight schedules here.
Osijek – Osijek Airport and flight schedules (in Croatian) here.
Pula – Pula Airport and flight information here.
Rijeka – Rijeka Airport and flight information here.
Split – Split Airport and flight information here.
Zadar – Zadar Airport and flight information here.
Zagreb – Franjo Tuđman Airport and flight information here with health and safety measures here.

European Union COVID-19 Statistics

Information on the COVID-19 situation and maps can be found on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control website here. Note that COVID-19 testing varies greatly among countries. For comparison, Malta has tested over 50 percent of their total population for COVID-19, while Croatia has tested almost 6 percent.

14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000

14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100,000

Croatia Health Updates & COVID-19 Tracking

Koronavirus.hr (daily update at 10:00 CET in English) here, Facebook here, Twitter here and YouTube here.
Croatian Institute of Public Health (daily updates at 15:00 CET in Croatian) here.
COVID-19 INFO CROATIA well-moderated Facebook group providing rolling updates here.
CroatiaCovid19.info launched by HUT (Croatian Tourism Association) updates COVID-19 cases by region here.

World Live Updates

CNN updates can be found here .
The Guardian updates are here.
Al Jazeera updates are available here.

World Statistics & Pandemic Information

Johns Hopkins international map tracking spread of COVID-19 here.
Worldometers spreadsheets and charts here.
World Health Organization (WHO) updates here.