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ZAGREB, November 6, 2021 - In the past 24 hours Croatia has registered 7,094 new coronavirus cases and 50 deaths, Koronavirus.hr reported on Saturday. That is the highest number of new cases yet in one day since the outbreak of the pandemic. The record until now was 6,932, which was registered on Friday. There are currently 31,689 active cases in the country, including 1,786 hospitalized patients, and 234 are on ventilators. At the same time, there are 30,256 people self-isolating. Since February 25, 2020, when the first case of infection was recorded in Croatia, a total of 497,168 people infected with…

November 6, 2021 - ''We are not far from a situation when we will have to choose who will take a respirator'', warns pulmonologist Saša Srića, as he announces that many Croatian hospitals have already reached 90% percent of their capacity as the number of positive cases continues to grow. Minister of Health Vili Beroš stated on Saturday that there are more than seven thousand newly infected with coronavirus in Croatia today, we are at the peak of the fourth wave, and that we do not know what awaits us. Record numbers worried many, and pulmonologist Saša Srića, who was a guest on the…

November 6, 2021 - 'It is my right to have a virus, I did not and I will not be vaccinated or tested', said Homeland Movement MP Zlatko Hasanbegovic, as he announces that he will not comply with the new measures imposed by the government, and will stop attending parliament indefinitely. As reported by Net.hr, Homeland Movement MP Zlatko Hasanbegovic said after the introduction of new measures that include covid confirmations that he would no longer come to Parliament. "That is impossible. Even if the deputies themselves made such a decision by a two-thirds majority, it would be marginal, and to prevent us…

ZAGREB, 6 Nov 2021 - Health Minister Vili Beroš told the national radio (HR) on Saturday morning that over 7,000 new cases of the infection with coronavirus had been registered in the last 24 hours. Croatia is now at the peak of the new wave of the pandemic and unfortunately, today we have registered over 7,000 new cases. The minister declined to predict the scenarios for the future. Let us do our best, and the best thing is to get vaccinated and comply with the basic anti-epidemic measures, said Beroš. He said that the hospitals were not under strain such was the…

ZAGREB, 6 Nov 2021 - The cave called "Babina Špilja" on the Adriatic island of Hvar was explored by archaeologists this summer and autumn when they found ceramic items and animal bones dating back to the early Neolithic period and a pebble with natural markings, which appears to have originated from the Mesolithic. The discoveries are currently in Oxford for radiocarbon dating, archaeologist Marcel Burić has told Hina. The results of that analysis will be completed in January 2022, and they will indicate whether or not people had existed on this Croatian island also before the early Neolithic. The exploration was triggered off…

ZAGREB, 6 Nov 2021 - A book about emigrants and returnees in the period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, that is the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, written by historian Darija Hofgräff Marić was launched in the Croatian State Archives on Friday evening. The 210-page book deals with the emigration of the Croats in the second half of the 19th century and in the first four decades of the 20th century and particularly with the care for orphans of deceased expats. The book reviewer, Professor Ulf Brunnbauer, whose research is mainly devoted to the social history of Southeastern Europe…

November 6, 2021 - General Manager Huseyin Bahadir Bedir believes that Zagreb Airport long-haul flights will be restored between 2022-2025, with nonstop flights from the US in focus. After the summer success of Dubrovnik Airport's nonstop flights to New York, it's no surprise that the Croatian capital wants to get on board. But given the pandemic conditions and losing out on Croatia's busiest airport title this year (which will go to Split), Zagreb Airport will take some time to get back on its feet. The Ryanair Zagreb base, however, is definitely a step in the right direction. But even after a…

November 6, 2021 - An Ivica Zubac double-double gives the Croatian basketball star his best game of the season for the LA Clippers so far.  The LA Clippers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-84 last on Friday night, and Croatian basketball player Ivica Zubac contributed to his team's victory with a double-double, reports Gol.hr. Zubac scored 14 points (field goals 5/7), 14 rebounds, two steals, and one block in 30:54 minutes spent on the court. Paul George scored 21 points with 11 rebounds for Los Angeles, and Reggie Jackson 20 points. For Minnesota, which recorded their fourth defeat in a row,…

November 6, 2021 - We will watch Croatia handball against Slovenia in a friendly match in Novigrad tonight as part of the national team's European Championship preparations, which have been taking place in Poreč all week.  The Croatia national handball team will play a friendly match against Slovenia today at 6 pm in Novigrad, broadcast on HTV 2 for everyone at home, reports HRS. After short preparations in Poreč all week, Hrvoje Horvat's team has a match that will serve as preparation for the European Championship, which will be held from January 14 to 30, 2022, in Hungary and Slovakia. Respecting…

November 6, 2021 - Barstool Sports, a wildly popular sports and pop-culture media company based in the US, is taking on The Balkans. TCN caught up with Barstool Abroad host The Wonton Don to uncover what we can expect with Barstool Sports in Croatia.  It's safe to say that if you're between the ages of 20-40 and enjoy millennial media coverage of sports, pop culture, entertainment, a bit of debauchery, and a lot of laughs, you follow Barstool Sports. And with 10 million website visits a day and an Instagram following of over 12 million, you're certainly not alone. It's…