COVID-19: All Schools in Croatia to Close from Monday

[Hrvatski Noahid]

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March 13, 2020 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic addressed the press on Friday morning to announce the closure of all schools in Croatia from next week.

“The whole world is at war with the virus. The responsibility of every citizen is an essential discipline that will affect the spread of the epidemic. I call on everyone to be accountable and to listen carefully to the instructions and to all public health professionals. The headquarters will continue with all its activities as before, twice a day at 9 am and at 4 pm.”

"Everybody is thinking about closing schools. Our health experts say that a very small percentage of those infected are below the age of 20. But children are especially important, and we will stop teaching from Monday for two weeks."

Plenkovic said that all schools, from kindergartens to colleges will close from Monday, reports Index.hr. He added that schools will, however, be open in case there is no one to care for the child at home during those hours.

After this meeting, Minister Zdravko Maric will meet with businesses and representatives of retail chains.

The number of cases of coronavirus in Croatia rose from 27 to 31 overnight, Health Minister Vili Beros announced at a 9am press conference in Zagreb.

There were two new cases in Istria, bringing the total there to 6, and two more in Zagreb, bringing the total to 12. The two Zagreb patients were from the close circle of existing patients, while one of the Istrian cases had returned from Italy, and the other had been in contact with someone from Zagreb who had returned to Switzerland.

Beros said that he expected that number to rise in the coming days, but that there was no need to panic, and indeed the spreading of panic would have more serious consequences. Taking personal responsibility was crucial - avoiding public gatherings and things that are not necessary. He confirmed that some 500 people had been tested so far.

[Zelhar]

It looks like schools will be shut pretty much everywhere. It's the right thing to do. The only way to slow down the spread to a manageable rate is to take drastic actions that reduce travel and crowded places and the sooner the better.

[Hrvatski Noahid]

It looks like schools will be shut pretty much everywhere. It's the right thing to do. The only way to slow down the spread to a manageable rate is to take drastic actions that reduce travel and crowded places and the sooner the better.

I don't fear the virus, but my worry is it might crash the economy. Still, the miracle I mentioned is related to the virus since it liberated me from a difficult obligation.

[Zelhar]

You need to be concerned from infecting other people. There is going to be a recession but once the epidemic is gone recovery can be quick. In case allot of people get sick at the same time
the healthcare systems will collapse with severe consequences. Potentially there could be a death toll of over 1% of the population. This is an attrition rate that for example Israel has only faced during the war of independence.
Europe hasn't faced such a catastrophe since WW2 and I think the US hasn't seen this high a death toll since the civil war (as far as wars go,  The 1918 Flu may have been deadlier). If we don't take drastic measures this scenario is very real.
Sure it's mostly the old and the sick who are the most vulnerable, but we have to protect them as much as we can. Those of us who are healthy and young must also act responsibly.

I don't fear the virus, but my worry is it might crash the economy. Still, the miracle I mentioned is related to the virus since it liberated me from a difficult obligation.

[Hrvatski Noahid]

You need to be concerned from infecting other people. There is going to be a recession but once the epidemic is gone recovery can be quick. In case allot of people get sick at the same time
the healthcare systems will collapse with severe consequences. Potentially there could be a death toll of over 1% of the population. This is an attrition rate that for example Israel has only faced during the war of independence.
Europe hasn't faced such a catastrophe since WW2 and I think the US hasn't seen this high a death toll since the civil war (as far as wars go,  The 1918 Flu may have been deadlier). If we don't take drastic measures this scenario is very real.
Sure it's mostly the old and the sick who are the most vulnerable, but we have to protect them as much as we can. Those of us who are healthy and young must also act responsibly.

Every few years the media create panic about some virus or other and it turns out to be a big nothingburger. Someone definitely profits from this. I wonder how many shares have been sold and companies taken over while we focus on the virus. I hear it's a lot.

According to the Torah, pornography and wasting seed are much more dangerous than the coronavirus.