Croatia tightens controls on Adriatic coast to safeguard tourist season


FILE PHOTO: People are seen at Banje beach in Dubrovnik, Croatia, July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia has decided to tighten controls against the spread of COVID-19 along its Adriatic coast in an effort to safeguard its economically vital summer tourist season, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Friday.

"Any public gathering of more than 50 people will be forbidden from next week," Davor Bozinovic, who is also head of the national civil protection directorate, told a news conference in the capital Zagreb.

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