March 20, 2020 - The first case of coronavirus on Hvar has been confirmed, the first case recorded on Croatia's islands.
The first case of coronavirus on Hvar has been officially confirmed at a press conference in Split.
A 40-year-old local man from Vrboska tested positive for coronavirus and is currently undergoing treatment in hospital in Split.
According to local media reports, the man had recently returned from Austria, where he has been working as a waiter. During his travels in Croatia, he used the train twice, the bus once, and the Jadrolinija ferry, Zadar.
Local media report that he followed all the rules on self-exclusion, and when he noticed the first signs of the disease, he contacted the doctors, and when the tests turned out to be positive, he was transferred to a hospital in Split.
There were more details from the press conference:
"The person who came from Austria was sent into self-isolation immediately upon arrival. He went home. All contacts were immediately controlled, only one girl was in close contact. He had to get away from the others on the ferry, he had a mask on. He didn't hang out with anyone. Upon the onset of the first symptoms, he responded and an epidemiologist in Hvar responded promptly."
This is the first case of coronavirus on Hvar or any other Croatian island. The total number of cases in Croatia stands at 113, of which one has died, one is on a respirator, and five have recovered.
You can follow the latest national update from our coverage of this morning's press coverage here.
We will have the main TCN daily update about the situation all over Croatia coming shortly, and you can find that and all the latest TCN updates on our dedicated coronavirus section.
For the latest official updates from the Croatian Government, check out Koronavirus.hr (in Croatian only - Google Translate is your friend).
