Returning travelers are considered to be at risk of increasing the spread of the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is now classifying two regions in Croatia as risk areas. The Federal Foreign Office has issued a travel warning.
- In order to put a stop to the coronavirus *, the federal government has declared numerous countries in Europe and the world to be risk areas.
- The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) puts Croatia on the list of corona risk areas. Two regions are affected (update from August 20, 11:56 a.m.). The Federal Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for parts of Croatia (update from August 20, 12.55 p.m.) .
- Markus Söder and Winfried Kretschmann had called on the federal government to act due to the increasing number of corona infections in Croatia. (see first report)
- The latest figures from Croatia show an upward trend. (see update from August 19, 4 p.m.)
- Here you will find the basic facts about the coronavirus * and the corona news from Germany. You will also find the current number of cases in Germany as a map here.
Update from August 20, 4.15 p.m.: The number of new corona infections in Croatia continues to rise. According to official figures from the state government, a total of 255 cases were added within the last 24 hours. The day before, there were still 219 (see update from August 19, 4 p.m.). That may not sound like much, but it is worrying given the size of the population and especially the fact that Croatia was barely affected by the pandemic for a long time.
The new data currently results in 1,689 active cases. For comparison: In Germany , with more than 20 times as many inhabitants (83 million compared to 4 million), 14,428 people are currently affected by the virus - that's about eight times as many as in Croatia .
Corona in Croatia: After classification as a risk area - a travel warning now applies to popular holiday destinations
Update from August 20, 12.55 p.m .: The Foreign Office (AA) in Berlin has now issued a travel warning for the corona risk areas in Croatia . The travel warning has been in effect since Thursday for two southern administrative districts, the so-called Šibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia counties . "The Covid 19 infection rate was low in Croatia for several weeks, but has recently increased sharply," says the AA website. In the two affected areas in Croatia, the incidences are currently more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over seven days. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) had previously classified the parts in Croatia as risk areas.
Croatia: Two regions now corona risk area
Update from August 20, 11:56 a.m .: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has put Croatia on the list of risk areas. In Croatia , the counties of Šibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia are considered risk areas (since August 20th). Large parts of the holiday areas on the central Adriatic coast of Croatia are therefore considered risk areas. The Federal Foreign Office has initially not issued a travel warning for parts of Croatia. However, it is considered likely that the AA will issue a travel warning for the holiday regions concerned.
The classification as a risk area has consequences: Returning travelers have to go to home quarantine until a negative corona test is available.
Update from August 19, 4 p.m.: The number of new infections continues to increase in Croatia . The Croatian government reports 219 new infections on its official homepage (data status, August 19, 2:00 p.m.). This results in 1,520 active cases. The day before, 199 new cases were registered, which indicates a rising trend in new infections.
The corona numbers in Croatia: Zagreb and the Split-Dalmatia region are currently the most infected people (data as of August 19, 2:00 p.m.).
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The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has also updated its statistics for Croatia. In the last 14 days, 37.7 corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants were registered there. In the morning the value was still 33.4 (see first report). However, Croatia does not reach the limit value defined by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) , which leads to classification as a risk area. To do this, more than 50 infections per 100,000 inhabitants must be reported within seven days.
On the website of the Foreign Office it says about the pandemic situation in Croatia: “The COVID-19 infection rate was low in Croatia for several weeks, but has recently increased sharply and has reached values that are on average above those of spring. Regional priorities so far have been the capital and the surrounding area of Zagreb , Slavonia and the Split-Dalmatia County . "
Will Croatia become a corona risk area? Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg rush forward
First report from August 19, 12:53 p.m .:
Stuttgart / Munich - More and more travelers returning to Germany from Croatia are infected with the coronavirus * . This development is putting pressure on the federal states and the federal government to respond with mandatory tests or restrictions. The southern federal states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg , which are most affected by infected holidaymakers in Croatia due to their location, called on the federal government to act on Tuesday.
Croatia soon to be a new risk area? Söder and Kretschmann call on the federal government to act
The Prime Ministers Winfried Kretschmann and Markus Söder agreed on a corresponding step on Tuesday, said a spokesman on request in the Stuttgart State Ministry. Kretschmann did not understand that this decision had not yet been made in Berlin .
If a country or region is classified as a risk area by the federally owned Robert Koch Institute (RKI) , this means that a corona test is compulsory for those returning to travel . A home quarantine must be observed until the result is available. The central criterion for classification as a risk area is the states or regions in which there were more than 50 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days .
Coronavirus in Croatia: numbers of new infections arouse concern at Söder and Kretschmann
The number of new infections reported per day in Croatia is currently not showing a decreasing trend. 199 new cases were recorded on Tuesday (August 18). The map published on the official Corona website shows that the Croatian capital Zagreb and the coastal region of Split-Dalmatia are particularly affected.
The corona numbers in Croatia: Zagreb and the Split-Dalmatia region are currently the most infected people (data as of August 18, 2:00 p.m.).
© Screenshot Koronavirus.hr
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control publishes a value for all European countries that shows the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within 14 days. The value for Croatia is 33.4. Even the 14-day value is thus well below the limit value defined by the RKI. The Croatian 7-day value is likely to be significantly lower.
Spain is currently already considered a risk area. The 14-day value is 132.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and thus tops the list - followed by Luxembourg (98.6) and Malta (98.3). Germany has a number of 15.3.
Research into the coronavirus * keeps scientists around the world on their toes. There is still hope that the coronavirus will mutate for the benefit of humans. According to a virologist, there are now signs that this has already happened. A new study deals with the question of why an infection causes a disturbance of the sense of smell and taste - and provides interesting results. The coronavirus could be contagious even earlier than previously thought. Swiss researchers want to have gained new knowledge about the unnoticed infection. (lb) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network
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