PM: We don't have right to make mistake because citizens' lives are at stake

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Tuesday that the government must not make a mistake because citizens' lives were at stake, and he underscored that this was a slightly longer match in which they had to take care to minimise the consequences.

"We as the government do not have a right to and must not make a mistake because the citizens' lives are at stake. It is a fact that we have chosen the strategy to fight against the epidemic with all our might, we have struck the virus with restriction measures, and the blow was so strong that we have managed to curb the spread of the infection. Our aim was to reduce the number of new cases of infected persons and our efforts have been effective. We have chosen citizens' health safety and what we do will be appropriate to what is possible when it is possible," Plenkovic told reporters after a meeting of the ruling party.

'Relaxing measures' might be a misnomer

He added that the phrase 'relaxing measures' might be a misnomer when it comes to reopening farmers' markets since citizens tend to relax when that word is used. Plenkovic did not want to say what the next measure would be following the opening of farmers' markets because, he underscored, "if I say anything, the perception will be that everything is fine."

I also warn that the infection is such that when one person in the family gets infected, in most cases other members of the family also get infected, he said.

"My message to everyone is to show understanding, to be patient, to keep social distance and to endure as much as we can and as long as is needed," Plenkovic said.

Text: Hina

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