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In Croatia, a new center was formed on the island of Brac in central Dalmatia, so authorities ordered a 14-day quarantine, crisis staff said at a press conference on Saturday. In Slovenia, thousands more protested government measures taken to curb the epidemic, according to the MTI.
In Croatia, the number of registered infections increased by fifteen, twenty-one less than a day earlier, to 2,176 in one day.
On Friday, one person died of Covid-19 disease, bringing the death toll to 87. Since the first infection appeared just over two months ago, 1,726 patients have been declared cured. Currently, 181 patients are being treated in hospital, 13 of which are on ventilators. To date, 44,218 coronavirus tests have been conducted in four million countries.
An older man from the island of Brac was hospitalized in Split and then, after being released from home, visited by friends and family. Of the 37 people who contacted him, 22 were reported to be infected with the coronavirus on Friday. Currently, a 14-day quarantine has been ordered on the island, no one can leave their place of residence, and no one can visit the island. The population is subject to massive testing.
Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic, head of the crisis team, said the restrictions will not be restored at the national level, but if a center is developed somewhere, as in the current case on the island of Brac, they will do the same for prevent the epidemic from spreading.
In neighboring Slovenia, the number of known coronavirus infections increased to 1,454 in four hours, three more than the day before, and one person died of Covid-19 disease, bringing the number of deaths to 101.. Since the outbreak, 63,571 tests have been carried out in countries with two million inhabitants. Of the diagnosed patients, 43 are in the hospital, 10 of which are cared for in an intensive care unit.
In Ljubljana, 5,500 people protested on Friday night against the government and the measures it has taken. Participants in the rally surrounded the bicycles and walked on foot in front of the parliament building and demanded the government’s resignation.
Prime Minister Janez Jansa wrote on his Twitter page: Slovenia is ranked among the ten safest tourist destinations in the world despite the coronavirus epidemic, and this advantage must be preserved. He accused the protesters of endangering public health.
The right-wing press has written about movements organized and backed by left-wing opposition parties, not NGOs and left-wing intellectuals, as some try to portray.
The protest took place peacefully, without police intervention, but at the same time warning people that the mass demonstrations were illegal in the current situation. In Slovenia, gatherings of more than five people are still banned due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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