Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has begun a 10-day self-quarantine after his wife tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to a statement by the government on Saturday evening, Mrs Ana Maslac Plenkovic tested positive after having a mild fever.
The prime minister tested negative afterward, the government said, adding that he would work from home during the 10-day quarantine.
Croatia registered 3,987 new COVID-19 cases and 55 related deaths in the last 24 hours, the Croatian Institute of Public Health announced on Saturday morning.
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Since Feb. 25 when the first case was confirmed in the southeastern European country with a population of four million, over 120,000 people have been infected, while 1,655 have died.
As the world is struggling to control the pandemic, countries across the globe — among them Germany, China, Russia, the UK and the U.S. — are racing to find a vaccine.
(Xinhua/NAN)
