Tourism minister positive for coronavirus, two ministers self-isolating

NEWS 26.10.202009:46
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Tourism and Sports Minister Nikolina Brnjac, who attended a meeting at the government headquarters on Saturday, is positive for coronavirus, two other ministers who participated in the meeting are self-isolating while other participants are being monitored, a government official said on Sunday.

Government spokesman Marko Milic said that Labour, Pension System and Social Policy Minister Josip Aladrovic and Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Tomislav Coric, who sat at the meeting next to Brnjac, were self-isolating.

Milic noted that Brnjac had mild symptoms and that her condition was good as well as that she would continue working from home. Members of her family have been told to self-isolate as well.

Coric and Aladrovic will be self-isolating for 14 days.

Milic said that all participants in the Saturday meeting wore face masks during the entire meeting.

All the other participants in the event are being monitored and will have to test for coronavirus, the spokesman said.

Earlier in the day, Lika-Senj County head Darko Milinovic, too, confirmed having contracted Covid-19.

Milinovic said that he would continue working from home and that also positive were all members of his immediate family.