ZAGREB, 7 April 2022 - Croatia's COVID-19 crisis management team stated on Thursday that COVID protocols would be abolished on Saturday and only the protective mask mandate remains in place in medical institutions and nursing homes.

Practically all the current restrictions imposed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic will be lifted at midnight Friday, said the team's head, Interior Minister Davor Božinović.

Wearing protective masks in public spaces will depend on individuals and sanctions will no longer be imposed for failure to wear masks, Božinović said, explaining that they are still obligatory in hospitals and care homes.

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April the 7th, 2022 - Relaxations to current Croatian covid measures, which are already fairly loose, are set to occur as the Easter period approaches.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the new Croatian covid measures, or more precisely the measures which are set to be relaxed, haven't yet been officially defined, but should be agreed by Easter, when some concessions are planned.

According to Jutarnji list's interlocutors, Croatian covid measures related to limiting the number of people both indoors and outdoors, would be almost completely abolished. Covid certificates would no longer be required. Measures at the country's borders will remain as they are, in line with European Union (EU) decisions.

Most of the conversations taking place at the moment are about the basic Croatian covid measures, and that is wearing masks, which are currently an obligation in all indoor spaces. According to the currently prevailing view, masks would remain an obligation indoors where more people are expected to be, such as in shops and when using public transport. But it is likely that in the workplace, where it is currently mandatory to wear masks if it isn't possible to maintain the prescribed distance (two metres between individuals), it will become a mere recommendation.

In addition, there is a possibility that wearing masks in cinemas and theatres will remain at the level of a recommendation. There is an increasingly probable possibility that caterers will havethe right to use their full capacities from the pre-pandemic period and to abolish the obligatory spaces between tables.

''We believe that this is a moment that enables the greater mitigation of Croatian covid measures, and for several reasons. First of all, there are indicators from hospitals, ie a decrease in the number of hospitalised and people on respirators. We're also recording a decline in the number of newly infected people, and the fact that people will be spending more and more time outdoors. All of this is favourable,'' explained the interlocutor of Jutarnji list, pointing out that everything should be approached with caution because, he says, we have learned that the novel coronavirus can be unpredictable, but the current situation is in favour of loosening up and returning to a more normal life.

Additional concessions, according to the Ministry of Science and Education, would be in schools and colleges. Masks would no longer be required in the hallways, and professors and teaches wouldn't have to wear them unless they wanted to.

Despite the concessions, sources say, there are no plans to stop warning people about the possibility of spreading the infection, so the recommendation to wear a mask will be emphasised. In addition, hygiene, maintaining a distance and ventilation, they say, should be respected. Croatia had mild measures for most of the coronavirus pandemic, but now European countries which had more strict measures are also abolishing them. The UK was among the first to do so, where measures against the spread of the disease are virtually non-existent. In Switzerland, the obligation to wear masks in public transport and health facilities has also been abolished.

At the same time, while the measures are being relaxed, the profession is warning of a new strain of the Omicron variant, the so-called XE, which is said to spread 43 percent faster than the original Omicron, but fortunately doesn't appear to cause more severe forms of the disease.

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4 April 2022 - Croatia has recorded 97 new coronavirus cases and 18 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

The number of active cases in the country currently stands at 7,626.

Among them are 649 infected people who are being treated in hospital and 36 of them are on ventilators, while 5,631 persons are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,102,827 people have been registered as having been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of whom 15,619 have died and 1,079,582 have recovered, including 1,399 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 4,692,868 people have tested for the novel virus, including 1,183 in the last 24 hours.

By Sunday, 5,228,006 COVID-19 vaccination doses had been administered and 59.44 per cent of the total population, or 70.70 per cent of adults, had been vaccinated. A total of 2,311,202 people had received at least one vaccine dose and 2,238,610 of them had been fully vaccinated, which is 68.59 per cent of the adult population.

ZAGREB, 3 April 2022 - Croatia has recorded 809 new coronavirus cases and 9 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Sunday.

The number of active cases in the country currently stands at 8,946. Among them are 648 infected people who are being treated in hospitas. 38 of them are on ventilators, while 6,399 persons are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,102,730 people have been registered as having been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of whom 15,601 have died and 1,078,183 have recovered, including 1,557 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 4,691,685 people have been tested for the novel virus, including 3,867 in the last 24 hours.

By Saturday, 5,227,996 COVID-19 vaccination doses had been administered and 59.44% of the total population, or 70.70% of adults, had been vaccinated. A total of 2,311,202 people had received at least one vaccine dose and 2,238,604 of them had been fully vaccinated, which is 68.59% of the adult population.

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ZAGREB, 2 April 2022 - In the last 24 hours, there have been 1,303 new cases of the infection with coronavirus in Croatia, and another eight COVID patients have died, the national COVID-19 crisis management team reported on Saturday.

There are currently 9,703 active cases of the infection, and 623 of them are hospitalised, including 40 patients hooked on ventilators.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first care of the new infectious disease was registered in Croatia, there have been over 1.1 million cases of the disease which has so far taken 15,592 lives in the country.

So far, over 1.07 million recoveries have been registered, including 4,608 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

The healthcare authorities report that 68.59% of adults have fully been vaccinated.

ZAGREB, 1 April (2022) - Croatia has recorded 1,442 new coronavirus cases and nine COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Friday.

The number of active cases in the country stands at 9,976. Currently, 657 infected people are being treated in hospital and 40 of them are on ventilators, while 6,599 are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 1,100,618 people have been registered as having been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of whom 15,584 have died.

A total of 4,683,210 people have tested for the novel virus, including 5,016 in the last 24 hours.

By Thursday, 70.69 per cent of the adult population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 68.58 per cent of adults had been fully vaccinated.

On Thursday, 852 vaccine doses were administered and 101 persons received their first dose.

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ZAGREB, 30 March 2022 - Croatia has registered  2,294 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and 15 patients have died as a consequence, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Wednesday.

There are currently 651 hospitalised patients, 37 of whom are on ventilators. There are also 5,909 people who are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered a total of 1,097,409 cases of COVID-19 since its first registered case on 25 February 2020, and 15,563 people have died as a consequence. 1,071,968 have since recovered from the contagion, including 770 in the past 24 hours. 

To date, a total of 2,237,864 people have been fully vaccinated, representing 65.7% of the adult population.

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28 March 2022 - Croatia has recorded 143 new coronavirus cases and 14 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team reported on Monday.

Currently, 656 infected people are being treated in hospital and 36 of them are on ventilators. The number of active cases stands at 8,697, and 6,381 persons are self-isolating.

Since 25 February 2020, when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country, 1,094,202 people have been registered as having been infected with the novel coronavirus, of whom 15,534 have died.

To date, 4,660,113 people have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including 1,440 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 56.94 per cent of the total population have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is 67.72 per cent of the adult population, and 65.69 per cent of the adult population have been fully vaccinated.

ZAGREB, 25 March (2022) - Croatia has registered 1,815 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and 10 patients have died as a consequence, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Friday. 

There are currently 11,186 active cases, including 628 hospitalised patients, 43 of whom are on ventilators. There are also 7,156 people who are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered a total of 1,091,511 cases of COVID-19 since its first registered case on 25 February 2020, and 15,495 people have died as a consequence while 1,064,830 have recovered from the contagion, including 2,067 in the last 24 hours.

To date, a total of 2,237,237 people have been fully vaccinated, which is 65.68% of the adult population.

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ZAGREB, 24 March - Croatia has registered 2,061 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and 9 patients have died as a consequence, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Thursday.

There are currently 11,448 active cases, including 631 hospitalised patients, 41 of whom are on ventilators. There are also 6,843 people who are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered a total of 1,089,696 cases of COVID-19 since its first registered case on 25 February 2020, and 15,485 people have died as a consequence while 1,062,763 have recovered from the contagion.

To date, a total of 2,236,999 people have been fully vaccinated, which is 65.68% of the adult population.

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