As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 9th of October, 2020, Croatia recently recorded 542 newly infected people, and as such there was an extraordinary meeting in the Government, and what moves the national crisis headquarters plans to make was discussed by Professor Alemka Markotic.
Most likely from next week on, masks will be mandatory in all indoor spaces across Croatia, and most likely in some outdoor areas where a lot of people gather together. Krunoslav Capak and Davor Bozinovic said that they would do everything to prevent a new lockdown, but that possibility wasn’t entirely ruled out either.
“Nobody is in favour of a new lockdown, we know how difficult this measure is. In the first wave, it was justified, it saved us, now we all have to work to prevent that from happening again,” said Professor Alemka Markotic.
For those who don’t wear masks, Professor Alemka Markotic has one very clear message: “Everyone who doesn’t want to understand that this isn’t just some stupid virus, those who don’t realise that they can endanger others, harm all of us, our health, and ultimately themselves.”
Asked whether they should be punished, Professor Alemka Markotic said that they and the entire staff are more for ”endless conversations and persuasions. We think that any person who has any sense can understand what this is all about, especially when they look at recent figures, and that with a normal approach we can get those who don’t yet understand what it is about to do so,” she explained
If that doesn’t work, there are other measures, the professor says, but she pointed out that she is convinced that a large number of people are responsible, but they have just relaxed a little too much. The increase in the number of patients could be a big burden on the Croatian health system, which is currently still under control, but if it continues like this, the Zagreb Arena hospital could soon be reactivated.
“The system is still under control, however, a few days of such large numbers in about 10 days will certainly result in a large number of patients. If we take the City of Zagreb, which has had the largest number of patients for a few days now, the capacities we currently have in the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and in the Dubrava Clinical Hospital, which is more than half full, won’t be enough. The scenes we had when we set up the Zagreb Arena hospital… well, you remember what effect it had on all of us,” said Markotic.
We will also need to wear masks outdoors in places where a large number of people gather.
Professor Alemka Markotic also noted that she is talking intensively with the representatives of the Church because we will soon have holidays like All Saints’ Day. The professor says that they are aware of the seriousness of the situation and that the proposed measures will be accepted and implemented.
“We can definitely expect big numbers in the coming days. In the coming days, we still have a chance to decide whether we’re going to be responsible, whether we’ll decide on health, on life, for the economy, for a more or less normal life and work and jobs, or we’ll decide to be irresponsible and decide on disease and chaos,” warned the professor, adding that she believes that Croatia’s residents will decide for the former and “that we will reverse the game currently led by the virus with 1: 0”, reports Dnevnik.hr
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