After Croatia saw a record high daily number of new coronavirus cases, GLAS parliamentary deputy Anka Mrak Taritas on Thursday called on the government to ramp up the vaccination campaign, saying it was high time for restrictions to be imposed on the unvaccinated.

“The campaign should be further intensified, but that will not suffice. Now is the right time to tell people that they cannot got to work or to cafes and restaurants and shops if they are not vaccinated.”

She criticised the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the government for being lenient and failing to take serious steps to encourage people to get vaccinated.

“By next spring we will have the same number of COVID fatalities as the deaths in the Homeland War. Our COVID-19 fatality rate is among the highest in the world,” Mrak Taritas said.

Andreja Maric of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) also called for better immunisation.

“People, get vaccinated, trust your doctors and experts,” she said, accusing the government and the the COVID-19 crisis management team of not doing their ob well.