Croatia COVID-19 Update November 12: 3,082 New Cases, 16,348 Active

November 12, 2020 — In the past 24 hours, Croatia reported 3,082 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 16,348 active cases. Thirty-two (32) have died. There are 35,690 people in self-isolation.

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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

3,082 – New cases
16,348 – Active cases
1,598 – Treated in hospitals
178 – On ventilators
32 – Deceased
2,215 – Recovered
10,156 – Tested
35,690 – In self-isolation

Cumulative COVID-19 Data

75,922 – Total cases (since 25.02.20)
58,649 – Total recovered (since 25.02.20)
925 – Total deceased (since 25.02.20)
592,326 – 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 national and county numbers can differ.

COVID-19 Case Count by Croatia County

Croatia City & County COVID-19 Details

In Dubrovnik-Neretva County (47/44) – there are 19 people from Dubrovnik, eight from Župa dubrovačka, five from Ploče, three from Metković, two people from Konavle and Opuzen, one person from Blato, Korčula and Vela Luka and two people who do not reside in the county. A total of 26 men and 18 women were infected, and an epidemiological link was established for 28 of them. Fifty-eight (58) people recovered: 20 from Dubrovnik, 11 from Metković, nine from Župa dubrovačka, five from Konavle, four from Blato, three from Korčula and one person each from the Dubrovnik littoral, Orebić, Ploče, Pojezerje, Vela Luka and one person who does not reside in the county. Fifty-four (54) people are hospitalized in OB Dubrovnik. Nine patients require intensive care, five patients are on ventilators – non-invasive ventilation, three are on invasive ventilation, and one is on oxygen.
In Istra County (77/71) – Fifty-seven (57) were already in self-isolation or in close contact with an already known positive person. Epidemiologically, 6 people are imported cases from: Rijeka (2), Italy (3), Slovenia (1).
In Međimurje County (134/160) – 77 patients are hospitalized at the Čakovec County Hospital, of which 8 were hospitalized within 24 hours, while 3 patients were discharged. There are 11 patients on ventilators. In the health system, 7 doctors, 18 nurses and 1 pharmaceutical technician tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. There are 4 doctors, 14 nurses and 1 nurse in the self-isolation.
In Osijek-Baranja County (220/200) – a total of 415 people were tested for COVID-19, of whom 200 were positive (48%). A total of 178 people are hospitalized, 36 in the General County Hospital Našice and 142 people in the Clinical Hospital Center Osijek, of whom 26 are on ventilators. There are currently 5,250 people in self-isolation.
In Split-Dalmatia County (374) – out of a total of 1258 processed tests, today there are 374 new COVID-19 cases (30%) in Split-Dalmatia County: from Split 92, Imotski 22, Kaštela 18, Komiža 3, Makarska 26, Omis 12, Sinj 27, Solin 23, Stari Grad 1, Supetar 1, Trilj 6, Trogir 4, Vis 1, Vrgorac 25, Vrlika 1, Bol 2, Baska Voda 2, Brela 5, Dicmo 1, Dugi Rat 6, Dugopolje 6 , Gradac 1, Hrvace 5, Jelsa 2, Klisa 3, Lecevica 1, Lovrec 3, Marina 2, Milna 3, Muc 4, Nerezisca 1, Okruga 1, Otok 4, Podbablje 14, Podgora 8, Podstrana 3, Proloozac 7, Runovici 5, Seget 1, Sutivan 1, Šestanovac 3, Šolta 5, Tučepi 6, Zmijavci 4 and Cista Provo 3 people. One hundred eighty-three (183) people are contacts of previously infected. There are 125 people hospitalized at the Split Clinical Hospital, while 11 people are on ventilators. A total of 2195 people are in self-isolation.
In Varaždin County (220/216) – 141 people with severe clinical outlooks are being treated at the Varaždin General Hospital, of which 72 are in different wards in Varaždin, 15 are in the intensive care unit on ventilators, 33 are in Klenovnik and 21 in Novi Marof.
In Zagreb City (705) – the Teaching Institute for Public Health “Dr. Andrija Štampar” performed 1319 COVID-19 tests, among which 546 results were positive (41%). Five hundred seventy-two (572) people were contacted and a measure of self-isolation was imposed on 913 people. Two hundred four (204) people had a negative epidemiological history, 229 people were contacts of positive people, while five arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic and Italy.
Among those infected are 36 residents or employees of homes for the elderly and other social welfare institutions in Zagreb. For 14 people, exposure at the workplace is possible, for one person during a stay at a health institution. Positive test results were confirmed for 21 students, four teachers and three non-teaching employees of primary schools and 17 students, one teacher and one non-teaching employee from secondary schools.
Self-isolation was determined for 418 primary school students and 362 secondary school students. There are four people in quarantine in Zagreb.

COVID-19 News in Past 48 Hours

Krunoslav Capak, Director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health and a member of the National Civil Protection Headquarters, spoke today at a press conference of the Headquarters about the vaccination plan against COVID-19 on Wednesday. More here (in English).
“In the last few weeks, the hospital has been constantly on the verge of overcrowding, we opened another department for COVID-19 patients over the weekend. We have 24 patients in the Intensive Care Unit, half of them are intubated on artificial ventilation. Most of the patients are older, but an increasing number of patients are from 40 to 60,” explained Doctor Ivan Puljiz of KB Dubrava on N1 on Wednesday.
Martina Bienenfeld, the director of the Zagreb Tourist Board, announced on Tuesday 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 on Tuesday.
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 on Tuesday. “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.

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 83 percent of their total population for COVID-19, while Croatia has tested over 14 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.