Croatia COVID-19 Update October 19: 393 New Cases, 5,070 Active

October 19, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 393 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 5,070 active cases. Eleven have died. There are 21,329 people in self-isolation.

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COVID-19 testing centers in Croatia here. Interactive map of testing centers 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
Croatia City & County COVID-19 Details
COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours
Croatia National Headquarters New Safety Measures
Other Croatia COVID-19 Announcements
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

393 – New cases
5,070 – Active cases
571 – Treated in hospitals
35 – On ventilators
11 – Deceased
476 – Recovered
3,363 – Tested
21,329 – In self-isolation

Cumulative COVID-19 Data

25,973 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
20,529 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
374 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
400,636 – 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.

Croatia City & County COVID-19 Details

In Dubrovnik-Neretva County (0) – Of the 14 recovered, eight are from Dubrovnik, two are from the Dubrovnik Parish and one each from Vela Luka, Mljet, Konavle and Metković.
In Split-Dalmatia County (22) – 12 are contacts of previously infected people. There are people hospitalized at KBC Split, while 3 people are on ventilators. A total of 1774 people are in self-isolation.
In Zagreb City (192) – The head nurse of the Teaching Institute, Cecilija Rotim, pointed out that one infected employee was discovered in the homes for the elderly and infirm yesterday. “Six students and four primary school teachers and 17 secondary school students in the city are positive and 7,125 people are in self-isolation, “she said.
In Zagreb County (54) – 17 are contacts of previously infected people, 1 case is related to hospital institutions, 2 with private celebrations, for 8 cases the epidemiological anamnesis is unclear, while data for another 26 people is being processed. Self-isolation is prescribed for students in one grade of elementary school in Dugo Selo because of a positive student and students in one grade of elementary school in Velika Gorica because of a positive employee.

COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours

Croatia Health Minister Vili Beros said at today’s (Monday) press conference: “Unlike in the spring, we will do our best to avoid a health lockdown and provide care to everyone, not just covid-positive patients,” said the minister after a meeting with hospital directors about the strategy and schedule of hospital capacities convened due to the increased number of coronavirus infected.” He is convinced that Croatia also has a sufficient number of hospital beds “for maximum scenarios”. At the moment, the hospital system has more than 20,000 beds and the number of beds for acute patients is 14,460. “What may limit the provision of health care will be the relative shortage of health workers. Those who have survived COVID-19 will be the basis for providing health care because they are protected by their antibodies, and there are more than 1,200 of them at the moment,” he added.
HZJZ epidemiologist Goranka Petrović said in HRT’s show U mreže prvo that by the end of the week, the number of newly infected in Croatia could be around 2,000 a day. Petrovic said that the number of newly infected people is expected to increase this week as well, but she hopes that the consistent application of the measures that have been adopted, as well as those that are yet to come, will stop the further increase.
All members of the Capuchin community of the monastery of the Holy Trinity in Varaždin, after several confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, are in self-isolation and all regular pastoral activities are suspended. In case of emergencies and needs, worshipers are to contact the parish office by phone. According to the most recent information, almost all the friars are infected.
The head nurse of the Obstetrics Department of KBC Sisters of Mercy (KBC Sestre milosrdnice), Blaženka Sumpor, in an interview for HRT Dnevnik, appealed to pregnant women to wear masks. Several employees of the ward are infected, of which three are doctors and two are midwives, and seven doctors and ten midwives are in self-isolation.
Two pregnant women and three mothers of the Clinic for Women’s Diseases and Obstetrics Department of KBC Sisters of Mercy (KBC Sestre milosrdnice) are positive for COVID-19, the clinic is closed until the disinfection is carried out and the patients are temporarily assigned to other departments, confirmed the head of the clinic Krunoslav Kuna. The ward is temporarily closed and does not accept patients, and is expected to reopen in two to three days.
Scientist and molecular biologist Igor Štagljar was a guest on N1 Television and commented on the epidemiological situation in Croatia. Stagljar says the situation is not alarming, but it is worrying. “The transmission of the virus is spreading, that’s obvious. By the end of next week, there could be 2,000 cases,” Stagljar said. “Citizens of Croatia do not understand how well the epidemiological team along with the government handled this virus at the very beginning. The mortality rate is about 1.6 percent. When I compare it with Canada, Croatia has better resolved the situation. Therefore, citizens feel it is a a harmless disease, and that the danger is being overplayed. And it really isn’t,” Stagljar said.

Croatia National Headquarters New Safety Measures

Interior Minister and Chief of the National Civil Protection Headquarters Davor Božinović announced on Monday that wearing masks indoors would be obligatory and social gatherings attended by more than 50 people would be restricted. “We are introducing the obligation to wear masks indoors, where people come into contact with each other, and it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least two meters,” Božinović said at a noon press conference of the National Civil Protection Headquarters.
“Citizens are obliged to use face masks or medical masks in the correct way all the time – over the mouth and nose,” he added.
Masks must be worn by employees of healthcare institutions and people visiting patients, employees of social welfare institutions providing accommodation services and visitors to users, drivers and other employees in public transport and passengers in public transport. They should also be worn by employees and customers in stores, employees in the catering industry who come into contact with guests or participate in serving or preparing food, drinks and beverages, guests in catering establishments, except while sitting in their seats and consume food, drinks or beverages, etc.
Božinović said that special recommendations have been made for all gatherings where more than 50 people are expected, and they relate to professional artistic performances and programs, amateur cultural and artistic performances and programs, cinema screenings, sports competitions, gatherings during weddings, funerals, the last farewell and laying of urns, religious rites, exhibitions in museums, galleries and other exhibition spaces.

Other Croatia COVID-19 Announcements

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the influenza vaccination will start earlier this year in Croatia, in mid-October. A total of 590,000 doses of vaccine were ordered, and a vaccination plan is being prepared in compliance with all epidemiological measures. Contact information for pharmacies which offering vaccinations here.
Several Croatia counties have implemented 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 county measures can be found here.

Travel from Croatia

A new website, canitravel.net, which updates COVID-19 travel restrictions and country entry requirements worldwide, can be accessed here.

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
Cyprus
Denmark (Orange List)
Finland (Orange List)
Hungary (Barring entry from foreign countries beginning September 1)
Latvia
Lithuania
Germany (Split-Dalmatia, Požega-Slavonia, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Virovitica-Podravina, Brod-Posavina, and Lika-Senj Counties)
Iceland
Ireland
Netherlands (Orange List)
Norway
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Travel to Croatia

A new website, canitravel.net, which updates COVID-19 travel restrictions and country entry requirements worldwide, can be accessed here.

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 November 2. 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.
Flixbus offers several domestic and international routes 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 68 percent of their total population for COVID-19, while Croatia has tested almost 10 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.

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