Nikolina Brnjac: State Will Cover Part of Testing Costs for Tourists in Croatia

Daniela Rogulj

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With a good epidemiological situation, we can expect a higher percentage than last year, said the Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac for HTV’s Dnevnik, answering what percentage we could achieve in the season compared to 2019.

On Friday, it was announced that 70,000 tourism workers would be vaccinated in mid-April. Brnjac told Dnevnik that a survey revealed that about 68,000 tourist workers would like to get vaccinated.

“Tourist employees are in direct contact. It is an epidemiological measure by which we can prevent further outbreaks,” said Brnjac.

Germany also put Croatia on the list of high-risk areas. Will it affect tourists?

“First of all, we will look at the epidemiological situation. After that, of course, tourists will look at the vaccination coverage of tourism workers. The segment of the Safe Stay in Croatia project is also important to them, where we have developed all epidemiological standards, protocols, together with the CNIPH, which should be adhered to by all of us in the tourism sector,” said Brnjac.

She stated that so far, about 12,000 facilities have received the Safe Stay in Croatia label. Three levels of control have been introduced – one will go from the Ministry, and the other will be professional associations. The third and most important is the guest themselves – the tourist will see how someone behaves and whether they adhere to all measures and protocols, said Brnjac.

“They will see through the QR code in the facility about the protocols are, the standards, whether everyone adheres to them and will be able to send a direct e-mail with their comments, which goes directly to the Ministry, If it is negative, that facility will not get that label,” said Brnjac.

When asked about the price of antigen tests at mobile testing points for foreign guests returning to their countries, she could not give a concrete answer, but she said that the state would cover part of the cost.

“The state will cover part of the cost; it will participate in a rather large amount as far as the price of the antigen test is concerned,” said Brnjac.

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