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Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic, head of the crisis team, said the upper limit for attending public gatherings would be lowered to 25 instead of 50, with a maximum of 15 for weddings, a maximum of 25 for funerals and a maximum of 10 for other private events. Sporting events can only be held without spectators. Instead of midnight, it will be forbidden to sell liquors from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The clubs are closed and the cafes and restaurants can only open until 22:00 instead of 24 hours.
The head of the ministry emphasized that the measures are being implemented nationwide, however, in several counties, where the number of infected people has increased dramatically in recent days and weeks, local crisis teams have called for stricter restrictions. That is why, for example, in Varasd County in northern Croatia, restaurants will be temporarily closed from Friday and all cultural and sporting events will be banned, Bozinovic emphasized. Meanwhile, the crisis team in Zagreb has announced that mass coronavirus testing will begin on Monday.
The Croatian capital, with a population of approximately 800,000, is being tested in four phases. The aim of the action is to rule out asymptomatic virus carriers who do not even suspect that they may be infected. In the first phase, chronic patients and immobile elderly are assessed in their own homes. In the second phase, residents of nursing homes and social homes will undergo a rapid antibody test. In the third phase, workers in health and social care institutions, and later, in the fourth phase, the population, are tested for antibodies produced by the body as a result of infection.
In Croatia, 2,958 new infections have been identified last day, bringing the number of people infected to 96,837 since the outbreak began. Last day, 57 people died from the disease, another record, bringing the number of victims of the epidemic so far to 1,257. The hospital cares for 1992 patients, 217 of whom are on ventilators.
In neighboring Slovenia, according to data released by the cabinet on Friday, the number of infected people has risen by 1,546 to 62,580 in the past 24 hours. Thirty-one patients died, bringing the death toll to 995. Of the diagnosed patients, 1,254 are hospitalized, 201 of whom are treated in the intensive care unit.
Government spokeswoman Jelko Kacin told a press conference that the government will decide to extend the restrictions in the afternoon in light of epidemiological data.
Life in Slovenia has almost completely stopped. All meetings in the country are prohibited. There is night curfew and daytime curfew, and it is still mandatory to wear the mask everywhere. Kindergartens and educational institutions are closed, teaching is carried out in the form of distance learning. Public transport has stopped and all stores have closed except for grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and post offices.
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