November the 27th, 2020 – With the announcement of new, stricter measures in Croatia, PM Plenkovic has stated that there will also be far more attention paid to those refusing to wear masks and not respecting the measures put in place by the National Civil Protection Headquarters to try to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
With bars, cafes, restaurants, pubs, gyms and more set to close their doors, harsher punishments for those failing to respect the anti-epidemiological measures are on their way.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, PM Plenkovic explained that we are now in a position in which we’ve been forced to try to suppress the ongoing epidemic by the employment of additional restrictions on people’s social life and on economic activities. He added that the further dynamics of protection against SARS-CoV-2 depended on all of us once again, because if the infection continues to spread, these measures may not be enough.
The above was pointed out by PM Plenkovic when he was discussing the new measures, which can be read in detail in the link provided in the first sentence, and as part of some of the answers he provided in response to journalists’ questions. He finally clearly announced the possibility of punishments for those refusing to do their bit to prevent the spread.
“We are also thinking about penalties for people not wearing masks and for non-compliance with measures. We’re doing that reluctantly. If some of us decide to continue to behave recklessly and endanger other people, we must also resort to sanctions against such people. That’s a problem for me, we’re reluctant to do it, but that is the next step,” warned PM Plenkovic.
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