The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Croatia is the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Republic of Croatia caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus strain. The first case was reported in Zagreb on 25 February, when a patient who had come from Italy was tested positive. The same day, the second case related to the first one was confirmed. In March 2020, a cluster of cases were reported in numerous Croatian cities. On 12 March, the first recovery was reported, and on 18 March the first death from the virus was confirmed.
On 19 March, the number of recorded cases surpassed 100. On 21 March, it surpassed 200. On 25 March, it surpassed 400. On 31 March, it surpassed 800. On 12 April, it surpassed 1,600. On 14 April, the number of active cases reached its peak of 1,258. On 28 April, the number of active cases dropped below 800.
On 4 April, the number of recovered cases surpassed 100. On 9 April, it surpassed 200. On 13 April, it surpassed 400. On 21 April, it surpassed 800.
According to Oxford University, as of 24 March, Croatia is the country with the world's strictest restrictions and measures for infection reduction in relation to the number of infected.[3] Strict measures, early detection of spread routes, prompt government reaction, and extensive media coverage have been credited for successful containment of the pandemic in Croatia.[4]
For the citizens, the Government set up a website koronavirus.hr for all information they are interested in, as well as a new phone line 113 that has volunteers answering their questions.[5] On 3 April the Croatian Institute of Public Health implemented a Facebookchatbot named Nada,[6] and on the 14 April, the Government presented a WhatsApp chatbot nicknamed Andrija, after Andrija Štampar, whose purposes are to give personalized advice to citizens who suspect they are infected. Nada and Andrija are also intended to relieve human medical workers of the pressure by "working on the phones 24/7".[7][8]
Background and prevention
Concerns over the virus began as soon as it began its rapid rise in China[9] and its effects on the international scale became clear. Concerns were raised about the increased probability of the virus entering Croatia because of the number of Chinese workers working on Pelješac Bridge. Some of the institutions in Croatia preemptively reacted to the potential threat.[9]
The airports in Croatia were prepared and they started going through passive measures and being vigilant.[9]
The Ministry of Health warned those travelling to China to avoid sick people, animals, and markets, not to eat any raw or semi-cooked animals, and to wash their hands often and to notify their doctor of their plans to travel to China.[citation needed]
After relieving Milan Kujundžić from the position of Health Minister, on 31 January, Vili Beroš was confirmed as the new Health Minister by the Croatian Parliament.[10]Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković cited the coronavirus problem as one of the reasons for the change.[11] Beroš held a meeting with the Ministry's Crisis Headquarters on his first day regarding the coronavirus epidemic.[12] On the same day, the Ministry announced the formation of a National Crisis Headquarters for the coronavirus pandemic.[13]
Beroš adopted a decision to establish a quarantine unit at the Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević" in Zagreb on 21 February, for suspected or confirmed infected persons with coronavirus.[17] A Croatian citizen who spent time on the Diamond Princess cruise ship was quarantined in that unit on the following day. He had no symptoms, but was placed in a 14-day quarantine as a precautionary measure.[18] Plenković said that the Crisis Headquarters will meet on a daily basis and that the Government will take any measure necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[19]
On 11 March, the Rijeka Film Festival and the Role of Cultural Heritage in Socioeconomic Development and the Preservation of Democratic Values conference were both postponed until further notice.[20]
On 18 March, it was announced that, as of the next day, all cultural institutions in Croatia will be closed.[21]
On 20 March, Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka started with an online virtual program Zajc With You on their YouTube channel,[24] as an act responsibility and in solidarity with its audience, citizens of Rijeka and the wider community, especially those most vulnerable ones, either because of their age or because they are "on the front line of defense against the virus". Some ensembles will not continue their regular and usual work, because it involves gathering of more people, such as orchestras or choirs, and physical contact, such as ballet ensembles.[25][26]
"It is very difficult to forecast what will happen because the situation is changing on a daily basis. The situation is very serious, so I have to choose my words carefully. A lot of people are making off the cuff statements. No one in government is negating the problem, the problem is quite evident. But right now we cannot forecast the scope of its effect. No one can. Primarily because no one knows how long the coronavirus crisis will last."[27]
Minister Marić added that it was far too early to make any predictions regarding the national economy in 2020 and budgetary revenues:
"Right now I don't want to speculate on what its effects will be. Our budgetary projection for economic growth, GDP growth this year is 2.5%, it remains to be seen if we will have to adjust the figure down and if so by how much."[27][27]
The city of Dubrovnik began to brace for the economic impact that the coronavirus could cause in Croatia.[28]
On 17 March, Prime Minister Plenković announced closing shopping centres, some shops, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, reading rooms, libraries, gyms, sports centres, fitness centres, recreation centres, dance schools, children's and other workshops, exhibitions, fairs, nightclubs and discos.[32] The government proposed short-term economic measures, like postponement of tax payments and loans for struggling businesses for at least three months in response to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.[33]
On 18 March, a hotel Le Méridien LAV in Split announced it would close from 23 March to 15 April.[34]
From 19 March, all non-essential activities in the service sector were closed.[35]
On 1 April, the government proposed a second set of economic measures. The net minimum wage was increased from 3,250 HRK to 4,000 HRK (725€), and the Government would pay benefits contributions on the minimum wage of up to 1,460 HRK (192€). Companies that were out of work or were seriously hampered by the pandemic were partially or entirely exempt from tax payments on profit and income, and from contributions.[36][37]
On 9 April, World Bank predicted 6.2% decrease in Croatian GDP and 9% increase in unemployment rate.[38] On 14 April, International Monetary Fund predicted an even worse scenario, a large decrease of 9% in GDP by the end of 2020.[39] However, the former predicted a 6.2% increase in GDP in 2021, while the latter predicted a 4.6% increase.[40]
On 19 April, the Institute of Economics stated that Croatian public debt would increase to 90% of GDP in the "most favorable" case, but only if the crisis ended in the next three months.[41]
Tourism
The City of Zagreb reported 6% fewer arrivals in February than in the same period the previous year. The impact was visible from the contrast to January, which recorded 10% growth compared to the same period the previous year.[42]
According to data from evisitor.hr, in the first ten days of March, arrivals decreased by 30% which is an unprecedented decline in recent Croatian history.[43]
On 14 March, Split City Museum limited its activity and closed the Cellars of Diocletian's Palace and Gallery Emanuel Vidović for visitors.[44] In the week from 16 to 22 March, hotels and restaurants in the country recorded 78% decline in revenue compared to the previous week.[45]
On 16 April, Jutarnji list reported about the Association of Tour Operators and Travel Agents of the Czech Republic (ACCKA)'s letter to the Czech Government about allowing Czech citizens who are confirmed to be negative for the virus to travel to Croatia and Slovenia, among other countries, during the summer via special corridors.[46] The next day, Prime Minister Plenković spoke with Prime Minister of the Czech RepublicAndrej Babiš about the idea, and ordered MinisterGari Cappelli and Minister Klára Dostálová to come up with an acceptable model for the arrival of the Czechs.[47]
COVID-19 warning sign on Zaprešić elementary school
On 11 March, it was announced that kindergartens, schools and universities in Istria County would be closed from 13 March, with students of the first four grades of primary school keeping up with classes via the TV channel HRT 3 or via Sharepoint from Microsoft Office.[48]
On 13 March, Prime Minister Plenković announced that all kindergartens, schools and universities in Croatia would be closed for a fortnight starting on 16 March.[49]
On 16 March, Minister of EducationBlaženka Divjak confirmed that the same day CARNET, responsible for online classes in Croatia, had been a victim of a cyberattack making the online classes impossible at that moment.[50] Later the same day, Minister Divjak reported that CARNET had been under ten cyberattacks during the day; however, she confirmed that the online classes had gone successfully.[51]
On 1 April, Minister Divjak announced that Matura exam in Croatian language would be postponed from 16 May.[52] On 15 April, she confirmed that Matura will most likely be held in June.[53]
On 11 March, the annual music award ceremony Porin, set to be held on 27 March in Centar Zamet in Rijeka, was postponed until further notice.[20]
On 13 March, Serbian popstar Jelena Karleuša postponed her performance in Zagreb nightclub H2O, set to be held the same night, due to "her fans' safety and her own responsibility".[56]
Archbishop of ZagrebJosip Bozanić supported the removal of holy water from church entrances and handshakes from the Mass, and recommended believers to receive the communion bread from priests into their own hands instead of directly into their mouth. He also recommended believers who had symptoms of respiratory system infection, had visited affected areas, had been in contact with a carrier of the virus, were elderly or suffered from chronic illnesses not to attend the Mass.[61]
On 9 April, on Maundy Thursday, Civil Protection Directorate allowed the inhabitants of the island of Hvar, which had no active cases, to hold five centuries old night processionZa križen under the condition that only fifteen people take part in it. Groups of fifteen cross carriers exchanged between settlements of Jelsa, Pitve, Vrisnik, Svirče, Vrbanj and Vrboska, while locals kept up from their balconies and front yards.[64][65]
On 12 April, Parson of Sirobuja Don Josip Delaš verbally assaulted a Dalmatinski portal journalist who came to his Easter Mass and who was also physically assaulted by one of the believers. Don Delaš sparked controversy throughout previous week when he invited believers to his Palm Sunday Mass, held Masses despite misdemeanor charges and warnings from the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, and even verbally assaulted the police officers who intervened during one of his Masses a few days prior.[66][67]Minister of the InteriorDavor Božinović confirmed the next day that three criminal charges and one misdemeanor charge were filed.[68]
The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) on 11 March ordered that all Prva HNL matches would be played behind closed doors until 31 March. The measure applied to all competitions under HNS, as well as all UEFA qualifying matches hosted by Croatia.[69] The same day HNS announced that Croatia national football team would not play its friendly games against Switzerland and Portugal scheduled for 26 and 30 March in Doha due to the virus pandemic in Qatar.[70] On 12 March, HNS decided to suspend all competitions until 31 March.[71] On 13 March, HNS agreed with the national team manager Zlatko Dalić not to play any matches during the March international break.[72]
On 14 March, Dalić was confirmed to be in self-isolation until 18 March as well as HNS president Davor Šuker, director Damir Vrbanović, spokesman Tomislav Pacak, and director of International Affairs and Licensing Department Ivančica Sudac. They had all been at the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League draw and the UEFA Congress in Amsterdam on 2 March where they had been in contact with Football Association of Serbia president Slaviša Kokeza who tested positive for the virus at the Clinical Centre of Serbia.[74] The same day Šuker revealed that he would support UEFA Euro 2020's postponement at a videoconference in Nyon on 17 March.[75] They left self-isolation on 18 March after none of them showed symptoms of the disease.[76]
On 24 March, Croatia national football team donated 4,200,000 HRK for fighting the pandemic. The same day, it was announced that Atlético Madrid and Croatia player Šime Vrsaljko donated 62,500€ to General Hospital in his hometown Zadar for purchase of two respirators.[77]
On 25 March, first athlete from the country tested positive for the virus, boxer Toni Filipi and his coach Tomo Kadić.[78]
On 26 March, GNK Dinamo Zagreb fired coach Nenad Bjelica's assistants because they, alongside Bjelica and the players, refused to accept pay cuts.[79] The players stated that the pay cuts were not the problem, claiming that the club had not previously informed them and had led no negotiations with them, therefore reached no agreement about the pay cuts.[80] On 16 April, Bjelica was sacked as well.[81]
On 1 April, KK Cibona fired all of their employees apart from the players due to inability to pay their wages, including even the coach Ivan Velić.[84] The same day, the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS) has decided to cancel all competitions for the 2019–20 season.[85][86] The same day, UEFA decided to postpone all international matches scheduled for June until further notice, therefore postponing Croatia national team's friendly games with Turkey and France, scheduled to be played in Osijek and Nice respectively.[87]
On 9 April, HNK Rijeka confirmed their players and employees agreed about a one-third pay cut for the following 16 months.[88] The same day it was confirmed that Inter Zaprešić investor Velibor Kvrgić and coach Željko Petrović had left the club, leaving the fate of the club and the players unknown.[89]
On 20 April, HNS decided that Prva HNL season would not be continued before 16 May.[90]
On 2 March, the first flights to Zagreb were cancelled at 9:50 AM (CET).[93]Korean Air also announced that it would be cancelling flights on the Seoul-Zagreb line (which had been due to begin on 31 March) until 23 April.[94]
On 11 March, after a ferry from Ancona sailed into the Port of Split, the Ancona-Split ferry line was cancelled.[95]
On 13 March, Croatia Airlines issued a statement that passengers who had visited the following countries in the previous 14 days would be obliged to spend 14 days in quarantine: Italy, China PR (province of Hubei), Korea (city of Daegu and province of Cheongdo), and Germany (Heinsberg in state of North Rhine-Westphalia). Furthermore, passengers who had visited the following countries in the previous 14 days would be obliged to spend 14 days in self-isolation: France, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Germany (apart from the aforementioned German area), Austria, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, China (apart from the aforementioned Chinese area), Korea (apart from the aforementioned Korean area), Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Bahrain and Slovenia (White Carniola). Those who did not have residence in Croatia or an address to spend the self-isolation at would be placed in quarantine instead, and those who refuse would be sent back to where they came from.[96]
On 14 March, Croatia closed all borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina.[97]
On 15 March, Croatian Institute for Public Healthcare director Krunoslav Capak confirmed citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia would not be obliged to stay in self-isolation.[98] However, later the same day, it was confirmed by Police Department of Brod-Posavina Chief Antun Valić that since the previous night passengers entering the country from Bosnia and Herzegovina were obliged to stay in 14-day self-isolation.[99]
On 18 March, it was announced that, as of the next day, 27 border crossing stations on the border with Slovenia would be closed.[100]
On 19 March, after the first recorded case in the city, Dubrovnik Airport was closed.[101]
On 21 March, traffic with Slovenian regions White Carniola and Lower Carniola was completely suspended. Citizens of Croatia who work in those regions were banned from crossing the border as well.[102]
On 22 March, all public transport services were suspended in Croatia for the next 30 days. The suspension refers to public passenger transport by road within the country (except for taxi services), international public passenger transport by road, passenger transport by rail, tram and other city public transportation, as well as all other types of public transportation (such as funicular railway).[103]
On 23 March, the Croatian National Civil Protection Headquarters announced that citizens, with some exceptions, would not be allowed to leave their city or municipality.[104]
On 15 February, during a Croatian Table Tennis Superleague match which was played in Dubrovnik between the local team Libertas Marinkolora and guest team STK Starr from Varaždin, a number of insulting comments were posted on the official Libertas Marinkolora Facebook page towards a Croatian player of Chinese origin, Tan Ruiwu of STK Starr which referenced the coronavirus. This included a comment by the manager of Libertas Marinkolor Marko Habijanec in which he instructed one of his players (who was facing Tan in the next match) to "Beat this virus." The comments were subsequently deleted.[105] Libertas Marinkolor eventually issued an apology and condemnation of the incident.[106]
On 11 March, a bus travelling from Vienna was denied from entering the country on the Macelj border crossing due to four Singaporean passengers who were asked to return to Vienna despite having clear documents. After being explained by the station doctor that they would be obliged to spend 14 days in quarantine financed by themselves, they gave up on entering the country. However, the police then asked the bus driver to go back to Vienna as well and told him that "he shouldn't have let the Singaporeans in the bus in the first place".[107]
Timeline
February 2020
On 25 February, the first case in Croatia was confirmed. A 26-year-old man who had stayed in Milan, Italy to watch the Champions League game between Atalanta and Valencia from 19 to 21 February tested positive and was hospitalised at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević" in Zagreb.[108]
On 26 February, two new cases were confirmed: The twin brother of the first patient was admitted to the same hospital in Zagreb,[109] while a man who had worked in Parma was hospitalised in Rijeka. The same day Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre banned visits.[110]
By 29 February there were seven confirmed cases of COVID-19, all of which were present in Zagreb and Rijeka.
March 2020
First week
On 2 March, the eighth case of the virus was confirmed in Rijeka (the fifth case in the city).[111]
On 3 March, the first case was confirmed in Varaždin. The man had been working as a driver in the affected areas of Italy.[112] On 6 March, another case was confirmed in Varaždin, a 60-year-old patient who had tested positive.[113] On 7 March, the third case was confirmed in Varaždin, bringing the total number of infected in Croatia to twelve.[114]
Second week
On 9 March, the first case was confirmed in Istria, in the city of Pula. The man is from Labin and had been working in Italy.[115]
Two new cases were reported on 10 March. Both individuals had spent time abroad recently, one in Austria, and the other one in Italy.[116]
On 11 March, the sixteenth case was confirmed, a young man who had been to a fair in Munich.[117] The same day, three more cases were reported. All three had travelled from Austria and Germany.[118] The same day, a ferry from Ancona with 93 passengers sailed into the Port of Split. 57 of them were citizens of Croatia, nine of them were citizens of Italy, six of them were citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, three of them were citizens of Montenegro, and the rest were from various other countries. They were placed into quarantine in Hotel Zagreb in Duilovo, Split.[95]
On 12 March, the first recovery from the virus was reported. The twin brother of patient zero had tested negative to the virus twice and was released from hospital.[119] However, on the same day eight new cases were reported. Three of them were closely related to the patients from Rijeka and were asymptomatic. The other two had travelled from Austria and Germany to Zagreb.[120] The first case of the virus was confirmed in Sisak. The patient is from Mošćenica and had worked in Italy.[121] Two more cases were reported in Pula, both of whom came from Italy.[122]
On 13 March, five new cases were reported; two in Pula and three in Zagreb. One of the cases in Zagreb was a child, subsequently all children from the kindergarten the child attended were placed into quarantine. It was the first recorded case of an infected child.[49][123] During the night from 13 to 14 March, fourteen workers of Brodosplit were placed into quarantine in Split after coming back from temporary work in Italy, bringing the total number of quarantined in Split to 47.[124]
On 14 March, five new cases were reported, bringing the total number of infected to 37; one in each of Zagreb, Varaždin and Sisak, as well as first two cases in Osijek. Patients in Osijek were middle-aged spouses from Ernestinovo who are closely related to one of the patients hospitalized in Zagreb.[110] The patient zero had recovered and was released from the hospital during the day.[125] By the end of the day, the 38th and 39th case were confirmed; a woman who came back from Romania and a close relative of the couple from Ernestinovo who was hospitalized in Osijek.[126][127]
On 15 March, ten new cases were reported; five in Zagreb and five in Osijek. Number of quarantined increased to 51; 49 in Split and two in Dubrovnik.[98] Two of the patients from Zagreb were confirmed to be doctors of Clinical Hospital Dubrava who got infected outside of the hospital, subsequently leading to its evacuation.[128][30] The hospital was then chosen to be turned into a respiratory centre for the most severe cases, while other patients were going to be relocated to University Hospital Centre Zagreb or Sisters of Charity Hospital or released home.[129]
Third week
On 16 March, seven new cases were confirmed; five in Zagreb, one in Rijeka and the first case in Karlovac, bringing the total number of infected in the country to 56. Minister Božinović confirmed 174 reports of self-isolation regime breaking.[130][62] The same day, a third and fourth recoveries in the country were confirmed; the first hospitalized patient from Rijeka and a young woman in Zagreb.[131]
On 17 March, thirteen new cases were reported bringing the total number of recorded cases to 69. Minister Beroš stated that 1,014 samples had been processed and that 9,598 people where under medical control. The number of quarantined in the country was confirmed to be 63. Minister Božinović confirmed receiving 500 reports of self-isolation regime breaking, 93 of whom were proven to have broken it and would face sanctions.[132] Three of the cases were three doctors from University Hospital Centre Zagreb and University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče.[133] Doctors from the former hospital were said to have gone skiing in Austria without previously informing their superiors. First cases were confirmed in Zabok and Slavonski Brod, both of whom had come from Austria.[134] The same day, patients from Križine Hospital Split were moved to Firule Hospital Split, as the former was intended exclusively for the coronavirus cases. Doctors and medical staff were helped out by KK Split players and Hajduk Splitultras group Torcida in the transportation process.[135]
COVID-19 protection poster in PulaBilingual Croatian-Italian COVID-19 protection billboard in Pula: "3 weeks are important!"
On 18 March, PresidentZoran Milanović gave a televised address to the nation concerning the pandemic.[136] Twenty new cases were reported, including the first ones in Dalmatia; a young woman from Biograd who had come back from a tourist trip to Zanzibar via Dubai with her sister and had previously spent time in self-isolation with her family was hospitalized in Zadar, and an elderly couple who were hospitalized in Split. The number of infected doctors increased to nine.[137][138][139][140] On the same day, the Croatian Parliament passed the law which increased the authorities of the Croatian National Civil Protection Headquarters, aimed at "increasing the system flow". This allowed National Civil Protection Headquarters on a national level to make centralised decisions concerning citizens everyday lives, which were then to be implemented by local branches of the Headquarters.[141] Croatian government also brought the set of measures intended to help domestic economy.[142]
On 19 March, sixteen new cases were reported bringing the number to 105. First cases were reported in Dubrovnik and Šibenik. The same day, an elderly man from Brtonigla who died the day before in self-isolation was confirmed to have had the virus; however, the virus wasn't confirmed to be the cause of death.[143][144] Prime Minister Plenković gave a televised address to the nation concerning the pandemic, calling it "the biggest crisis Croatia has faced since the War of Independence".[145] The same day, patients were being moved from Clinical Hospital Dubrava as it was being turned into a respiratory centre for the most severe cases of the virus. Doctors and medical staff were helped out by Dinamo Zagreb ultras group Bad Blue Boys.[146]
On 20 March, 23 new cases were reported.[147] Amongst the new cases is a first case of an infected priest; a retired priest from Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna who lived in Sesvetski Kraljevec.[148] The first case was recorded on the islands; a man from Vrboska on Hvar who had been working in Austria was hospitalized in Split.[149] The same day Arena Zagreb was started being turned into a hospital for lighter cases.[150] Minister Beroš reported receiving a donation of medical equipment from a Saudi Arabian man.[151]
On 21 March, 78 new cases were reported, including the first one in Koprivnica; a woman who had spent time abroad and had been self-isolating after coming back.[102][152]
On 22 March, an intense earthquake (5.4 on the Richter scale) hit the city of Zagreb, at 6:24 AM[153] and was followed by multiple aftershocks with the largest being a Mw4.8 event at 7:01 AM. The earthquake could also be felt across the rest of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia, and Austria.[154][155] It was the strongest earthquake in Zagreb since the 1880 earthquake. The same day, 29 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, including the first case in Čazma; a woman who had come back from Turkey.[156]
Fourth week
On 23 March, new 61 cases were reported. The first case in the Međimurje County was reported.[157]
On 24 March, 67 new cases were reported, bringing the number of the infected to 382. The number of recovered increased to 16. The first case was recorded in Vinkovci; a woman who had worked in Austria.[158]
On 25 March, 60 new cases were reported, increasing the number of infected to 442. Three soldiers of Croatian Army on a mission in Lithuania were confirmed to have been tested positive as well. Croatian Institute for Public Health director Krunoslav Capak confirmed eight cases of the virus and thirty individuals who have the symptoms on the island of Murter, and backed up cutting transportation ties with the island until the individuals with the symptoms are tested. Minister Božinović confirmed nobody entered the country in the previous week and announced a convoy of 400 people who were going to travel from Austria and Slovenia to Serbia accompanied by police.[159] The first death was confirmed, as the man who had died on 18 March was confirmed after the autopsy to have died due to the virus.[160]
On 26 March, 39 new cases were reported, bringing the number of infected to 481.[161]Minister of DefenceDamir Krstičević announced sending a Croatia Airlines plane to Afghanistan to return 105 soldiers of Croatian Army home, as well as 26 soldiers of Montenegrin Army, seven soldiers of North Macedonian Army and two soldiers of Albanian Army.[162]Epidemiologist Alen Medić, from Institute of Public Health Zadar, stated that he would request quarantine to be proclaimed in Biograd na Moru, just like on Murter, due to circa eighty people being suspected of being infected.[163] The same day two new deaths were recorded in the country. Both of the deceased were elderly oncological patients from Zagreb and Slavonski Brod, respectively.[164][165]
On 27 March, 91 new cases were reported, a record increase in a single day.[166] The reason was two new hotspots in Zadar and Biograd na Moru.[167]
On 28 March, 71 new cases were reported. Two new deaths were confirmed; a 92-year-old woman "with significant comorbidity"from Pula and a 60-year-old man from Karlovac. Director Capak confirmed eight new cases on Murter, which had previously been under quarantine. He also recommended the citizens to maximally avoid going outside due to air pollution in Zagreb, which could have caused respiratory problems and whose source was out of the country.[167][168][169]
On 29 March, 56 new cases were reported, increasing the number of infected to 713. Sixth death was confirmed; 84-year-old man who died in Clinical Hospital Dubrava, having previously suffered a stroke. The number of recovered increased to 52 and the number of patients on ventilators increased to 26. Minister Beroš announced anticipation of a China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 12.5 tonnes of medical equipment from Shanghai via Frankfurt to Zagreb. Minister Božinović announced that a security guard from the Bilice prison in Split had been tested positive for the virus.[170][171]
On 30 March, 77 new cases were reported, bringing the number of infected to 790. The number of recovered increased to 64 and the number of patients on ventilators increased to 27. No new death cases were reported.[172]
On 31 March, 77 new cases were reported, increasing the number of the infected to 867, 32 of which were on ventilators. Total number of recovered patients increased to 67. As of that day, all counties of Croatia recorded at least one case of infection. Minister Božinović warned citizens about tomorrow's April Fools' Day and directed them not to spread any misinformation as a joke.[173][174] Teaching Institute for Public Health introduced a "drive in" method of diagnosing the infection, where a patient does not leave their vehicle and their sample is instead taken through a car window. However, the method requires making an appointment with a family medicine doctor previously.[175]
April
First week
On 1 April, 96 new cases were reported, which was a record increase in a single day. The number of patients on ventilators increased to 34. Six more patients recovered and were released home. No deaths were recorded. Direktor Capak spoke about the passengers of a flight from Turkey that landed in Croatia on 16 March, stating that 41 recorded cases were connected to that flight.[176][177] It was reported that 150 samples were taken by the "drive in" diagnosing method during its first day.[175]
On 2 April, a growth of 48 new cases was recorded. The number of patients on ventilators increased by one, while the number of recovered patients increased by 15 to 88. Seventh death was reported. Minister Beroš called out young people from Zadar, Šibenik and Split who defied the enacted measures and went to hang out in local cafés nevertheless.[178][179]
On 3 April, 68 new cases were reported, increasing the number of recorded cases to 1,079. 39 were on ventilators, while 92 recovered. Eighth death was confirmed; an 85-year-old woman who had already been ill. To help the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Hero Factory, a small marketing agency based in Zagreb, made the first pro-bono Facebook chatbot aimed to inform the public about the virus and safety measures.[180] Minister Božinović informed about 45 cases of cafés breaking the working ban. Director Capak stated that the majority of recorded cases in Krapina-Zagorje County were linked to an unspecified incident that had happened in a certain company in Slovenia.[181] Politician Ivan Pernar sparked controversy in the country, stating that the Civil Protection Headquarters were manipulating with the number of the deceased and were blaming the virus for deaths of everybody who had been positive for it, without determining whether the virus itself was the cause. He went on to claim that it was "not normal to paralyze and quarantine the entire country to make someone's grandfather or great-grandfather live a day, a week, a month or a year longer".[182]
On 4 April, 47 new cases were confirmed. The number of recovered increased to 119. No new patients were put on ventilators. Four people died in Osijek, all of whom were elderly; the youngest one was aged 71 and the oldest was aged 92.[183][184]Minister of Foreign and European AffairsGordan Grlić-Radman stated that 155 passengers, most of whom were Croatian citizens alongside several citizens of Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, would arrive in Croatia that evening via extraordinary commercial flights from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Sweden. He also stated that, the next day, 37 citizens would arrive via a ferry from Ancona to Zadar, and that more than 100 citizens would arrive via six buses from Tyrol.[185]
On 5 April, 56 new cases were confirmed, one of which was confirmed to be a three-month-old baby from Nuštar, increasing the number of cases to 1,182. The number of patients on ventilators did not change, while six new patients recovered. Three new deaths were confirmed, all of whom were older than 80. The citizens who arrived from Rome, Lisbon, Madrid and Stockholm were all tested negative for the virus.[186][187]
Second week
On 6 April, forty new cases were reported, including a two-month-year old baby from Duga Resa, bringing the number of infected to 1,222. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to 36, while five more patients recovered. Sixteenth death was confirmed; a middle-aged man from Zagreb who had no health issues previously.[188][189] The same day, it was confirmed that Austrian noblewoman Francesca von Habsburg had been self-isolating with her daughters Eleonore and Gloria on the island of Lopud for a month already, after her husband Karl of Austria had been tested positive for the virus.[190]
On 7 April, the total number of infected increased to 1,282, following confirmation of sixty new cases. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to 35. 37 patients recovered, while two died; a 47-year-old man from Zabok who suffered from tetraplegia, hypertension and obesity, and a 91-year-old man from Murter. Following infection of a medical worker in General and Veteran Hospital "Croatian Pride" Knin, palliative care department of the hospital was put in quarantine.[191][192][193] The same day, a 39-year-old man who was tested positive for the virus fell out a first floor window in Zadar General Hospital due to unknown reasons. He was provided medical treatment on the spot.[194] During the evening, a nursing home in Split was evacuated after suspicion of a virus outbreak, which turned out to be true as ten patients were tested positive and transported to Clinical Hospital Centre Križine.[195]
On 8 April, 61 new cases were reported, increasing the number of cases to 1,343. Twelve recovered while one died; an 87-year-old from Split who suffered from hypertension.[196][197]
On 9 April, 64 new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to 34, while forty people have recovered. Twentieth death was confirmed; an elderly man "with extensive comorbidity".[198] One of the newly confirmed cases was reported to be a patient of a nursing home from Koprivnica, who previously spent ten days self-isolating.[199]
On 10 April, 88 new cases were reported, making the total number of recorded cases 1,495. The number of patients on ventilators remained 34, while the number of recovered increased to 231. One death was reported; a 93-year-old woman who had been evacuated from the Split nursing home three days before.[200]
On 11 April, 39 new cases were reported, while 92 recovered, making it for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that the number of recovered was higher that the number of newly infected.[201]
On 12 April, 66 new cases were confirmed, including twelve patients of a nursing home in Ploče. Two new deaths were reported; a man and a woman from Zagreb. The number of patients on ventilators increased to 34, while fifty recovered. The number of infected medical workers increased to 212.[202]
Third week
On 13 April, fifty new cases were confirmed, increasing the number of infected to 1,650. Six new cases were confirmed in a nursing home in Dubrovnik and four new cases were confirmed in a nursing home in Makarska. Two new deaths were reported in Split. The number of patients on ventilators remained 34. 27 patients were confirmed to have been recovered.[68]
On 14 April, 54 new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators did not change, while fifteen recovered. However, six patients passed away making it a 24-hour record. The victims included a 60-year-old man from Zagreb, a 69-year-old woman from Rijeka, a 85-year-old woman from Split, a 79-year-old man from a nursing home in Dicmo and two people, aged 81 and 74, from Dubrovnik. The Civil Protection Headquarters stated that a continuous decrease in new cases for several days in a row was necessary to relax the measures.[203] The same day, Vice-President of the European CommissionDubravka Šuica confirmed that the Conference on the Future of Europe, set to be held on 9 May in Dubrovnik, was postponed to September at the earliest.[204]
On 15 April, 37 new cases were confirmed. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to 31, while the number of recovered patients increased to 473. Two new deaths were reported; a 98-year-old woman "with much comorbidity" and a 73-year-old man from Zagreb.[205]
On 16 April, fifty new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 1,791. The number of patients on ventilators remained the same, while 56 recovered. Two new deaths were reported; a 74-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man from Dubrovnik and Zagreb. Director Capak also stated that the tourism industry would not be the same as before the pandemic, and questioned letting foreign passengers enter the country depending on the epidemiological situation in the countries they come from.[206]
On 17 April, 23 new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to 30, while the number of recovered increased to 600. One death was reported; a 46-year-old woman in Osijek who was chronically ill previously.[207][208]
On 18 April, eighteen new cases were confirmed. Three deaths were reported; two in Split and one in Zagreb. The number of recovered patients increased to 615. Civil Protection Headquarters made a decision the same day to prolong the measures until 4 May.[209] On same day media also reported that biologists at University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević" in Zagreb successfully isolatedSARS-CoV-2 sample and sent it off to Germany for further testing.[210]
On 19 April, 39 new cases were reported. Eight deaths were confirmed, six of whom were patients on ventilators. 23 remained on ventilators.[211] The director of the Public Health Department of Istria County Aleksandar Stojanović confirmed that a citizen of Albania, who lost his life in an accident working on a house in Špadići near Poreč two days prior, had been positive for the virus.[212]
Fourth week
On 20 April, ten new cases were confirmed. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to eighteen while the number of recovered patients increased to 771. No deaths were recorded.[213]
On 21 April, 27 new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators did not change, while thirty recovered. One death was recorded; an 88-year-old woman from Zagreb.[214]
On 22 April, 42 new cases were recorded while 68 recovered. No deaths were reported. The new outbreak of the virus was recorded in a nursing home in Koprivnica, whose thirteen patients and three employees tested positive.[215]
On 23 April, 31 new cases were confirmed. The number of recovered reached 883, while the number of deaths hit fifty; two new deaths were recorded in Split.[216]
On 24 April, 28 new cases were confirmed while 99 recovered, making it the first time that the number of recovered was higher than the number of new cases. 21 patients were on ventilators. One death was recorded; a 92-year-old woman from Split.[217]
On 25 April, seven new cases were confirmed. The number of patients on ventilators remained unchanged, while the number of recovered increased by 52 to 1,034. Three deaths were confirmed; two in Zagreb and one in Split, all three of whom had been chronic patients.[218]
On 26 April, fourteen new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators increased by two to 23, while 69 recovered. 55th death was confirmed, in Split.[219]
On 27 April, nine new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators increased to 29, while the number of recovered increased to 1,166. Four people passed away.[220] The same day, by the decision of Civil Protection Headquarters, the first phase of measure relaxation began. Shops, apart from malls, began with work in split shifts, except on Sundays and public holidays. The citizens could start using public transportation again.[221]
On 28 April, eight new cases were reported. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to 21 and the number of recovered increased to 1,232. Four people died; two in Koprivnica and two in Split.[222]
On 29 April, fifteen new cases were confirmed. Civil Protection Headquarters warned about the virus outbreak in Clinical Hospital Centre Split, where six nurses and one cleaning lady had gotten infected. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to nineteen. 56 recovered and four died.[223]
On 30 April, fourteen new cases were reported. The number of patients of ventilators increased to 20, while 60 recovered. Two people died in Osijek and Dubrovnik, respectively.[224]
May
First week
On 1 May, nine new cases were reported, all of whom in Split. Four of them had family ties with the previously infected, while four of them were medical workers. It was confirmed that the virus outbreak in the Split nursing home on 7 April was not the result of human error. The number of patients on ventilators decreased to nineteen and 73 recovered, while six people died.[225]
On 2 May, three new cases were confirmed; from Split, Knin and Osijek. The number of recovered increased to 1,463, while the number of patients on ventilators decreased to seventeen. Two people died in Split and Zagreb, respectively. Minister Beroš confirmed all infected from Istria County had recovered.[226]
Statistics
The following depicts the growth of the coronavirus cases in Croatia since 25 February 2020 to 3 May 2020. Full official data updates regularly, every day, at 2:00 PM (CEST). Before 29 March 2020 full official data was updated at 4:00 PM.
Legend
Total Cases
Active Cases
Recovered/Discharged
Deaths
Growth factor is defined as today's new cases/new cases on the previous day.[227] It is an indicative of the evolution of the pandemic. A continuously decreasing factor indicates that the pandemic is under control.[citation needed]
1 2 The City of Zagreb acts as both a county and a city, and is not part of any other county. The Zagreb County is a separate administrative unit encompassing territory outside the City of Zagreb.
↑ Increase compared with data from the day before 2 May 2020 (37,557): 1 May 2020 (36,917) 30 April 2020 (36,221) 29 April 2020 (34,476) 28 April 2020 (33,577) 27 April 2020 (32,817) 26 April 2020 (31,622) 25 April 2020 (30,913) 24 April 2020 (30,213) 23 April 2020 (28,853) 22 April 2020 (27,614) 21 April 2020 (26,274) 20 April 2020 (25,610) 19 April 2020 (24,183) 18 April 2020 (21,647) 17 April 2020 (20,953) 16 April 2020 (20,157) 15 April 2020 (19,256) 14 April 2020 (18,359) 13 April 2020 (17,790) 12 April 2020 (16,381) 11 April 2020 (15,691) 10 April 2020 (14,612) 9 April 2020 (13,680) 8 April 2020 (13,125) 7 April 2020 (12,322) 6 April 2020 (11,464) 5 April 2020 (10,847) 4 April 2020 (9,833) 3 April 2020 (9,250) 2 April 2020 (8,352) 1 April 2020 (7,680) 31 March 2020 (7,015) 30 March 2020 (6,404) 29 March 2020 (5,900) 28 March 2020 (5,215) 27 March 2020 (4,778) 26 March 2020 (4,208) 25 March 2020 (3,618) 24 March 2020 (3,159) 23 March 2020 (2,757) 21 March 2020 (2,100) 20 March 2020 (1,604) 19 March 2020 (1,399)
↑ Increase compared with data from the day before: 1 May 2020 (5.65%) 30 April 2020 (5.73%) 29 April 2020 (5.98%) 28 April 2020 (6.1%) 27 April 2020 (6.21%) 26 April 2020 (6.42%) 25 April 2020 (6.52%) 24 April 2020 (6.65%) 23 April 2020 (6.87%) 22 April 2020 (7.06%) 21 April 2020 (7.26%) 20 April 2020 (7.34%) 19 April 2020 (7.74%) 18 April 2020 (8.46%) 17 April 2020 (8.66%) 16 April 2020 (8.89%) 15 April 2020 (9.04%) 14 April 2020 (9.28%) 13 April 2020 (9.27%) 12 April 2020 (9.77%) 11 April 2020 (9.8%) 10 April 2020 (10.2%) 9 April 2020 (10.3%) 8 April 2020 (10.2%) 7 April 2020 (10.4%) 6 April 2020 (10.7%) 5 April 2020 (10.9%) 4 April 2020 (11.5%) 3 April 2020 (11.7%) 2 April 2020 (12.1%) 1 April 2020 (12.5%) 31 March 2020 (12.4%) 30 March 2020 (12.3%) 29 March 2020 (12.1%) 28 March 2020 (12.6%) 27 March 2020 (12.3%) 26 March 2020 (11.8%) 25 March 2020 (12.2%) 24 March 2020 (12.1%) 23 March 2020 (11.4%) 21 March 2020 (9.8%) 20 March 2020 (8%) 19 March 2020 (7.5%)
↑ Change compared with data from the day before: 2 May 2020 (239) 1 May 2020 (248) 30 April 2020 (261) 29 April 2020 (269) 28 April 2020 (287) 27 April 2020 (303) 26 April 2020 (314) 25 April 2020 (316) 24 April 2020 (325) 23 April 2020 (321) 22 April 2020 (314) 21 April 2020 (317) 20 April 2020 (324) 19 April 2020 (332) 18 April 2020 (361) 17 April 2020 (372) 16 April 2020 (372) 15 April 2020 (334) 14 April 2020 (357) 13 April 2020 (356) 12 April 2020 (367) 11 April 2020 (357) 10 April 2020 (343) 9 April 2020 (326) 8 April 2020 (359) 7 April 2020 (352) 6 April 2020 (372) 5 April 2020 (374)
↑ Data on 2 May 2020 24 April 2020 (18,315) 23 April 2020 (13,390) 20 April 2020 (13,593) 19 April 2020 (13,890) 15 April 2020 (15,051) 8 April 2020 (14,258) 2 April 2020 (21,071) 26 March 2020 (20,070) 25 March 2020 (20,000) 21 March 2020 (14,134)
↑ Data on 2 May 2020 24 April 2020 (1,200) 26 March 2020 (546)
↑ Data from 3 May 202<br2 May 2020 (17)0 1 May 2020 (19) 30 April 2020 (20) 29 April 2020 (19) 28 April 2020 (21) 27 April 2020 (21) 26 April 2020 (23) 25 April 2020 (21) 24 April 2020 (21) 23 April 2020 (19) 22 April 2020 (19) 21 April 2020 (18) 20 April 2020 (18) 19 April 2020 (23) 18 April 2020 (27) 17 April 2020 (30) 16 April 2020 (31) 15 April 2020 (31) 14 April 2020 (34) 13 April 2020 (34) 12 April 2020 (34) 11 April 2020 (32) 10 April 2020 (34) 9 April 2020 (34) 8 April 2020 (36) 7 April 2020 (35) 6 April 2020 (36) 5 April 2020 (39) 4 April 2020 (39) 3 April 2020 (35) 1 April 2020 (34) 31 March 2020 (32) 30 March 2020 (27) 29 March 2020 (26) 28 March 2020 (17) 26 March 2020 (14) 25 March 2020 (10) 24 March 2020 (6) 23 March 2020 (5) 22 March 2020 (5) 21 March 2020 (3) 20 March 2020 (3)
↑ Data from 2 May 2020 12 April 2020 (217) 9 April 2020 (199) 7 April 2020 (178) 3 April 2020 (134) 1 April 2020 (118) 31 March 2020 (113) 28 March 2020 (47) 26 March 2020 (34) 25 March 2020 (29) 23 March 2020 (23) 21 March 2020 (12)
↑ 4 are members of Croatian contingent in Lithuania 25 March 2020 (3)
↑ Data from 2 April 2020 2 April 2020 (9) 27 March 2020 (3) 25 March 2020 (2)
↑ 26 April 2020 (51.26) 24 April 2020 (51.22) 23 April 2020 (51.12) 21 April 2020 (50.68) 17 April 2020 (50.50) 14 April 2020 (49.94) 13 April 2020 (49.97) 10 April 2020 (49.37) 7 April 2020 (48.13) 2 April 2020 (48.27) 27 March 2020 (48.02) 26 March 2020 (49.00) 25 March 2020 (49.25) 24 March 2020 (49.05)
↑ Data from 27 April 2020 26 April 2020 (53.7%) 24 April 2020 (54%) 21 April 2020 (52.8%) 17 April 2020 (52.2%) 14 April 2020 (51.3%) 13 April 2020 (50.7%) 10 April 2020 (50.2%) 7 April 2020 (49%) 2 April 2020 (47%) 27 March 2020 (46%) 25 March 2020 (43%) 24 March 2020 (44%)
↑ Data from 27 April 2020 26 April 2020 (46.3%) 24 April 2020 (46%) 21 April 2020 (47.2%) 17 April 2020 (47.8%) 14 April 2020 (48.7%) 13 April 2020 (49.3%) 10 April 2020 (49.8%) 7 April 2020 (51%) 2 April 2020 (53%) 27 March 2020 (54%) 25 March 2020 (57%) 24 March 2020 (56%)
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