In Croatia, the authorities have been following the sharp rise in the number of corona cases for a few weeks and are now reacting by having to wear masks in public transport, supermarkets and shops. On July 11th there were 140 new infections, the highest since the pandemic began in the country. Some information portals, such as the nautical breakdown service SeHelp, report that masks should generally also be worn in restaurants, but this does not seem to be correct. In the text of the Croatian ordinance on the new mask requirement from 11.7. there is only talk that kitchen staff and serving staff need a face mask, guests are not mentioned.
Furthermore, people entering Croatia must register for entry via the Enter Croativor website. If you arrive by car, you have to expect longer waiting times, especially when passing the Karawanken tunnel, on the weekends also two or three hours, because the rush is great and the border guards check again more intensively. According to Croatian information, there are now around half a million tourists in the country.
The fact is, however, that Croatia, despite currently 1,142 active cases in the entire country, is far below the limit set by Germany of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, and does not even reach half of that. In addition, the hotspots are mainly Zagreb and the east of the country. Only in Split have the cases increased somewhat recently (98). The rest of the coast has significantly lower case numbers.
This also applies to the Balearic Islands, but because of the television pictures from last weekend in which tourists celebrated at the Ballermann in disregard of the hygiene rules, the mask requirement has now been tightened. From now on, guests must also wear a mask outdoors when other people are around. However, the mask is not compulsory on the beach or swimming pool or when exercising.