ZAGREB, November 26, 2020 - Croatia has registered a record 4,009 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 51 people have died, the national coronavirus response team reported on Thursday morning.

The number of active cases is now 21,725. Of them, 2,171 are being treated in hospitals, including 252 who are on ventilators.

The previous record was set on Wednesday when 3,603 new infections were reported.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 115,626 people have contracted the novel virus, 1,552 of them have died and 92,349 have recovered, including 2,924 in the last 24 hours.

Currently, 50,165 people are in self-isolation.

To date, 713,729 people have been tested, including 11,487 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 25, 2020 - In the past 24 hours a record 3,603 coronavirus infections have been registered in Croatia and 56 COVID-19 patients have died, the national COVID response team said on Wednesday.

There are 20,691 active cases, including 2,136 hospitalised patients, 240 of whom are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was registered in Croatia, 111,617 persons have been positive for the novel coronavirus, 1,501 have died, and 89,425 have recovered, including 2,017 in the past 24 hours.

Currently 45,518 persons are self-isolating. To date, 702,242 persons have been tested for the virus, including 10,194 in the past 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 23, 2020 - Croatia has registered 1,973 new cases of the coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours, as well as 45 related deaths, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Monday.

The number of active cases in Croatia stands at 19,275. There are 2,060 COVID patients in hospitals, including 235 on ventilators.

Since 25 February 2020, when Croatia registered its first case, a total of 105,691 people have contracted coronavirus, 1,398 of them have died, and 85,018 have recovered, including 2,638 in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 40,083 people in self-isolation.

To date, 683,104 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 6,139 in the last 24 hours.

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ZAGREB, November 22, 2020 - The COVID-19 crisis is affecting consumers' incomes and habits of using financial services, it is responsible for lower incomes for 48% of respondents, and 41% of employees are afraid of being fired, Mastercard said this week after a survey conducted in Croatia.

The MasterIndex online survey was conducted by the Improve market research agency in September and October, covering 1,026 users of banking services aged 18-55.

Forty-eight percent of respondents said their monthly household income decreased during the COVID crisis, including 58% of respondents in the Dalmatia region, 52% in Istria and 40% in Slavonia.

Sixty-two percent said they refrained from major purchases during the crisis, including 74% of respondents in Dalmatia and 67% in the Lika region.

41% of workers fear being fired, 55% of business owners fear closure

Sixty-two percent of respondents said they worked for someone else and 10% were self-employed.

Of those in employment, 41% fear being laid off due to the economic consequences of the COVID crisis, mainly in Istria and Lika, while people in Zagreb and Slavonia are least afraid of getting fired.

Fifty-five percent of business owners said they might have to close because of the crisis, with the biggest fear expressed by those in Lika, Istria and Dalmatia, while those in Slavonia and Zagreb are somewhat less afraid.

Of the 29% of respondents who said they did not do a paying job during the crisis, 10% said they could not do their job because of COVID restrictions while 4% were fired.

Contactless payment increasingly in use

The survey shows that nearly all respondents are using smartphones and payment cards, and that they are increasingly in favour of contactless and mobile payment.

Twenty-six percent of respondents are worried about the possibility of getting infected while paying in cash, and 44% said that was the reason they paid by card more often.

Eighty-one percent said they preferred to pay by card, nine in ten have and use a contactless card, 31% do so everyday, and 18% said they were increasingly paying by mobile phone.

The survey also shows that 91% of respondents buy online and 45% do so at least once a month, mainly clothing, shoes, consumer electronics and household necessities, but also food.

The survey shows that 80% are satisfied with the level of digitalisation in Croatia, down six percentage points from the spring. A significant portion of respondents would like to see more innovation and digital services in healthcare, public administration, education and the judiciary.

ZAGREB, November 22, 2020 - Health Minister Vili Beros, who is isolating at home because he has coronavirus, said on Saturday the situation with the number of infections and related deaths was alarming and announced that he would talk with county heads on Tuesday.

Speaking for RTL television via video link, he again called for people to be more responsible.

"Tuesday is an important day, when all of us at national level will once again talk with prefects, which will be an opportunity for the national, local and regional governments to hold constructive talks and assess all problems."

Asked if that meant they would discuss new restrictions, Beros said every opportunity was good for talks.

He said many were criticising the national COVID response team's measures, but added that many in the world claimed that milder restrictions would be effective if people complied with them.

"We can impose stricter measures, but if people won't wear masks and (if they) socialise at private gatherings... Everything is an opportunity to show responsibility."

Asked if it was realistic for a vaccine to be in Croatia by Christmas, Beros said, "We joined early enough all European initiatives for procuring vaccines from various manufacturers. As a state, we have done everything. Now it's all up to the manufacturers."

ZAGREB, November 22, 2020 - A total of 3,308 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours, and the number of active cases stands at 19,985, the national coronavirus response team said on Sunday.

Of the active cases, 2,031 are hospitalised, including 223 patients who are on ventilators.

In the last 24 hours, 49 people have died as a consequence of infection with coronavirus.

A total of 2,353 patients have recovered over the past 24 hours, and 9,216 have been tested, while 43,023 people are in self-isolation.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 103,718 people have been infected with the novel virus and 82,380 have recovered.

To date, 676,965 people have been tested for coronavirus, and 1,353 have died.

ZAGREB, November 21, 2020 - Krapina-Zagorje County head Zeljko Kolar said on Saturday that the epidemiological situation in the county was very serious, with 104 new coronavirus cases and four fatalities in the last 24 hours.

The county head told a news conference that the county health system was functioning only owing to extreme efforts by medical workers.

"Forty-nine people have died since October 23. If that is not reason enough for people to get serious and start complying with epidemiological measures, I don't know what is. We do not want the scenario that is happening in Varazdin County to happen here," Kolar said in reference to Varazdin County being among the European regions with the highest seven-day incidence of coronavirus, with 944 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

There are currently 1,043 active cases in Krapina-Zagorje County and 1,453 people are self-isolating, the local COVID-19 response team said.

ZAGREB, November 21, 2020 - A record-high 3,573 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours and there have been 47 related fatalities, the national coronavirus response team said on Saturday.

Currently, there are 19,079 active cases in the country, of whom 1,981 are receiving hospital treatment, including 213 who are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 100,410 people have been infected with the novel virus, of whom 1,304 have died.

A total of 80,027 people have recovered, including 2,640 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 45,150 people are currently in self-isolation.

To date, 667,749 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 9,877 in the last 24 hours.

ZAGREB, November 20, 2020 - Cross-border sharing of data collected by Croatia's mobile application "Stop COVID 19" and data collected by other EU member-states' official applications was established on Thursday, the Croatian government said on its website on Thursday.

After Croatia's experts developed the application, it was underscored that tracking the contacts of people infected with Covid-19 by mobile phones is a voluntary epidemiological measure with strict respect for privacy and that it will depend on the epidemiological situation.

Data sharing practices in this field are in line with decisions and recommendations of the European Commission, the E-Zdravstvo (E-Health) service, and other European bodies.

Croatia has become the seventh EU member that can share data on ''infected keys''.  The other six countries are Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and Spain.

The EC says on its website that "tracing and warning apps can help break the chain of coronavirus infections, nationally and across borders, and save lives by complementing manual tracing."

Most Member States have launched a national contact tracing and warning app which can be used on a voluntary basis.

"The virus does not stop at borders. Therefore, in addition, the Member States, together with the Commission, have set up a new service to allow national apps to talk to each other across borders in Europe, so users will have to install a unique App which will allow them to be warned if they were in contact with someone who has indicated that they have tested positive for COVID-19."

Contact tracing and warning apps are only used voluntarily, based on Bluetooth proximity technology, respect users' privacy and do not enable the tracking of people's locations.

ZAGREB, November 20, 2020 - A total of 2,958 new coronavirus cases and 57 related deaths have been confirmed in Croatia in the last 24 hours, the national coronavirus response team said on Friday morning.

Currently, there are 18,193 active cases in the country, of whom 1,992 are receiving hospital treatment, including 217 who are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the first case was confirmed in Croatia, 96,837 people have been infected with the novel virus, of whom 1,257 have died and 77,387 have recovered, including 2,522 in the last 24 hours.

A total of 43,265 people are currently in self-isolation.

To date, 657,827 people have been tested for coronavirus, including 8,321 in the last 24 hours.