Croatia COVID-19 Update November 10: 1,467 New Cases, 14,524 Active

November 10, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 1,467 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 14,524 active cases. Thirty-three (33) have died. There are 29,179 people in self-isolation.

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

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Current COVID-19 Data
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Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County
Croatia County COVID-19 Update Links
Croatia City & County COVID-19 Details
COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours
Croatia National Headquarters New Safety Measures
Recommendations for Employers
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

1,467 – New cases
14,524 – Active cases
1,513 – Treated in hospitals
167 – On ventilators
33 – Deceased
1,852 – Recovered
7,803 – Tested
29,179 – In self-isolation

Cumulative COVID-19 Data

70,243 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
54,854 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
865 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
572,489 – Total tested (since 25.02.20)

Neighboring Countries New & Active COVID-19 Cases

Source: Worldometers here.

Neighboring Counties New & Active COVID-19 Cases.

Sources: Index here, koronavirus.hr here, and counties below. Google Translate plugin download here. NOTE: This is to demonstrate how the numbers can differ from each source.

COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County

Croatia City & County COVID-19 Details

In Dubrovnik-Neretva County (44/36) – These are nine people from Dubrovnik, seven from Župa dubrovačka, six from Metković, three from Blato, two from Ploče and Konavle, one each from Lumbarda, Opuzen, Slivno, Smokvica and Zažablje and two people who do not reside in the county. A total of 17 men and 19 women were infected, and an epidemiological link was established for 17 of them.
In Istra County (64/59) – Forty (40) people were already in self-isolation or in close contact with an already known positive person. For 6 people, epidemiologically, these are imported cases [Zagreb (3), Rijeka (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Italy (1)].
In Osijek-Baranja County (105/112) – Currently, a total of 164 people are hospitalized, 30 in the General County Hospital in Našice, and 134 in the Osijek Clinical Hospital, of which 22 are on ventilators. There are currently a total of 5,186 people in self-isolation all of whom are contacts of positive people, which is ten times more than the beginning of October, when the daily average was about 500 people. Sixty-two (62) people recovered: 23 from Dubrovnik, six from Metković, five from Župa dubrovačka, five from Blato, four from Konavle, three each from Korčula, Smokvica and Ston, two from Opuzen and Ploče, one each from Kula Norinska, Slivno and Trpanj and three people who do not reside in the county. Fifty-seven (57) people are hospitalized at OB Dubrovnik. Nine patients require intensive care, five patients are on ventilators – non-invasive ventilation, and four are on invasive ventilation.
In Međimurje County (71/102) – 66 patients positive are hospitalized at the Čakovec County Hospital, of which 15 were hospitalized within 24 hours. There are 7 patients on the ventilators. There are 4 doctors and 14 nurses in self-isolation.
In Split-Dalmatia County (117) – from Split 56, Hvar 1, Kaštela 6, Makarska 1, Omis 7, Sinj 14, Solin 10, Trilj 2, Trogir 2, Dicmo 1, Dugi Rat 1, Dugopolje 1, Hrvace 2, Klisa 1, Marina 1, Muc 1, Okrug 3, Otok 1, Podbablje 1, Podstrana 3 and Seget 1 person. Fifty-eight (58) people are contacts of previously infected people. There are 117 people hospitalized at KBC Split, while 12 people are on ventilators. A total of 1829 people are in self-isolation.
In Zagreb City (368) – 994 tests were performed for COVID-19, of which 272 were positive. Employees of the Epidemiology Service successfully contacted 653 people. A measure of self-isolation was imposed on 791 people. Two hundred forty-two (242) have negative epidemiological anamnesis so far, 230 are COVID + contacts, nine arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria and Kosovo.
Twenty-eight (28) people are residents/employees of Zagreb elderly homes and other social welfare institutions, and for 28 people the processing is still ongoing. Exposure in the workplace is possible for 14 people, and for three people during their stay in health care institutions. For two people, exposure during family gatherings is possible.
Positive test results were found in eight students and seven Zagreb primary school teachers and 10 secondary school students. Self-isolation was determined for 257 students and seven primary school teachers and 215 secondary school students. There are five people in quarantine.
In Zagreb County (108/180) – Self-isolation was prescribed for students of 2 grades of primary schools and 2 grades of secondary schools.

COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours

Martina Bienenfeld, the director of the Zagreb Tourist Board, announced that December in Zagreb will be lit and decorated in the holiday spirit this year as well. Zagreb will also continue to be recognized as an Advent destination. She added that this year, after consultations with the city and national civil protection headquarters, there will be no iconic Ice Park on King Tomislav Square.
Split Doctor Ivo Ivić of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases of the Clinical Hospital Center in Split commented on the epidemiological situation in Croatia on Tuesday. “We have approximately 30 newly admitted patients on a weekly basis. Admissions are higher than discharges,” Ivic told N1. He added that Split-Dalmatia County does not have alternative clinical centers, so they have a limited number of beds (170). Regarding the vaccine, “It needs to be available in huge quantities and it needs to be transported. That will take months, and until then we have to survive. By spring, we will need to deal with exactly the same conditions as we are dealing with now. We can count on the vaccine only after spring, if enough vaccines are produced,” Ivic pointed out.
Kolarić: We lost control over the number of infected. “I think that these figures are from lower quality data than a month ago because, when we look at the share of positives among those tested, it is very high in some areas. Not everyone with symptoms is being tested anymore, and there is a queue. I worry about the number of people who need hospitalization, people who need ventilators. We have a lot of deaths including people who are not old and we have a lot of infected people in nursing homes. I am still very worried, even if we we have a vaccine in sight, I would really like as few people as possible to be infected until that comes,” explained Branko Kolaric. “I don’t think, as epidemiologists, we have a good insight into the number of those infected. We’ve lost control of that number, and to regain it, we would need to test about 10,000 people a day,” he added.
Highlights from the National Headquarters press conference on Monday at 11:00 CET:
- Press conferences will be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
- “What is important is that we have a 14-day incidence of 750.4 per 100,000 people, which is high, we are in 22nd place out of 27 EU countries,” Krunslav Capak explained. NOTE: The ECDC reports a 14-day incidence 757.2 per 100,000 (as of yesterday) which puts Croatia in 9th place out of 31 EU/EEA countries. See details here.
- Antigen tests are fast (results in 15 minutes) but not completely reliable. For now they are being used for symptomatic patients. “We solve false negatives by having everyone who tests negative go for a PCR test,” Capak added.
- Minister of Science and Education Radovan Fuchs said that the epidemiological situation in the Croatian education system is relatively good, and universities could completely switch to online teaching in 24 hours.
- “As for private gatherings, the police will certainly not go to apartments and count people. But private gatherings are the biggest source of infection,” pointed out Davor Božinović.
On Sunday at 15:00 CET in Zagreb, a protest was held against the measures of the National Staff. The protest was called for via the Facebook group “We demand the abolition of the National Civil Protection Headquarters”, which has 160,000 members. Despite the ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, about a thousand people gathered at the protest, who eventually came to Ban Jelačić Square, where they began with speeches in which, in addition to criticizing politicians, headquarters and the media, they presented numerous conspiracy theories. “We are waiting for the police report on today’s protest and who the organizers are, after which it will be seen whether any sanctions will be taken against the organizers for violating the measures,” National Staff Chief and Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic told Index.
According to N1, 85 new patients were admitted to the Dubrava Hospital in two days. As of Sunday, there are a total of 268 patients in that hospital, and 37 are on ventilators.

Croatia National Headquarters New Safety Measures

Ban on holding all public events and gatherings where more than 50 people are in one place.
A maximum of 30 people may be present at wedding ceremonies.
A maximum of 30 people may be present at funerals, final farewells and urn placements.
A maximum of 15 people may be present at other private ceremonies.
Sports competitions may only be held without spectators.
Public events and gatherings and ceremonies of any kind can last up to 22:00 CET, except for wedding ceremonies, which can last up to 00:00 CET.
Gatherings and ceremonies held in catering facilities may last until the end of working hours of the catering facility which are determined by the decision of the Civil Protection Headquarters of Croatia.
Obligation to submit notifications on the holding of all public events, gatherings and ceremonies, where more than 30 people are expected, to the appropriate service of the Directorate of Civil Protection.
Obligation to keep written records of participants in all public events, gatherings and ceremonies attended by more than 15 people. Minister of the Interior Davor Božinović explained that the obligation to keep written records of participants does not apply to professional artistic performances, religious ceremonies, exhibitions because there are provisions for them which follow a special protocol.
Ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages from 00:00 to 6:00 CET.
Mandatory use of face masks or medical masks outdoors when it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least 1.5 meters.
Mandatory use of face masks or medical masks when entering and spending time in cemeteries.

Recommendations for Employers

Reduce physical contact between employees, whenever possible.
Introduce working from home, when possible given the nature of the work.
Introduce staggered working hours where possible.
Organize work in shifts and groups where possible.
Reduce the number of in-person meetings to a minimum.

Control over the implementation of this decision of the Croatian Institute of Public Health will be carried out by officers of the Directorate of Civil Protection, inspectors of the State Inspectorate, police officers and civil protection headquarters.

If a particular division of an individual local unit and area of (regional) self-government has determined a less-severe epidemiological measure than the measures prescribed by this decision, this decision shall override those measures.

Other Croatia COVID-19 Announcements

The Ministry of the Interior (MUP) reminded citizens and residents on November 10 to come to police administrations and stations only in case of an urgent need to urgently solve some of the administrative tasks in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. They repeat that the validity of ID cards, passports and driver’s licenses and weapons certificates which expired after the proclamation of the COVID-19 epidemic on March 11 were extended for the entire duration of the epidemic, and at most 30 days after the proclamation of the end of the epidemic. The Ministry of the Interior also points out the possibility of submitting certain applications for administrative tasks via e-Services, which include submitting applications for passports, driver’s licenses, registration of residence, giving consent in certain administrative procedures, such as the landlord’s consent to registering residence.
COVID-19 Testing in Vrgorac: Samples will be taken on site at the Vrgorac Health Center, testing will be performed on Tuesdays and Fridays from 7:00 to 8:00 CET, and longer if necessary. This will allow more testing in the city and surrounding areas.
The National Civil Protection Headquarters announced new safety measures which went into effect on Monday, October 26. More information here. Compliance with the measures will be monitored by Civil Protection Directorate officers, inspectors, police officers and civil protection headquarters.
A new location for COVID-19 testing in Zagreb opened in the eastern parking lot of the Zagreb Fair. Testing at the new location is conducted daily from 8:00 to 11:00 CET.
The Institute of Public Health (NZJZ) “Dr. Andrija Štampar” announced a new model of taking COVID-19 swabs, and testing will be available only with an advance order online. Orders for COVID-19 testing are available on the Dr. Andrija Štampar website here or directly here. People will be able to select the testing date and testing is available from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 CET. On Sundays and public holidays, testing will take place from 8:00 to 14:00 CET.
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the influenza vaccination started earlier this year in Croatia, in mid-October. A total of 590,000 doses of vaccine were ordered, and a vaccination plan has been 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. Another useful site, Re-open EU, can be found 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 (All counties in Croatia as of October 30, 2020)
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. Another useful site, Re-open EU, can be found 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. 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. Maps can be found here for:

Combined indicator: 14-day notification rate, testing rate and test positivity
14-day case notification rate per 100 000 inhabitants
Testing rates per 100 000 inhabitants

Note that COVID-19 testing varies greatly among countries. For comparison, Malta has tested over 82 percent of their total population for COVID-19, while Croatia has tested over 13 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.
US Embassy COVID-19 Information page can be found 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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