Source::Xinhuanet
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Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Thursday announced further easing of lockdown measures in the country, allowing some catering businesses to partially reopen.
Starting Monday, fitness centers will be allowed to work again, and foreign language schools for children will be reopened, as well as casinos and sports betting shops. Cafes, bars and restaurants will be allowed to sell drinks and food to go, but terraces for guests will stay closed.
Plenkovic said at a government session that there is no room for large-scale relaxation, but some easing is possible thanks to the people who were behaving responsibly in the last few weeks. He stressed that people should remain cautious because of the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 that was confirmed here on Wednesday.
On March 1, the government will consider the effect of the measures and adopt new measures in accordance with the epidemiological situation. Meanwhile, 242 candidate vaccines are still being developed worldwide -- 63 of them in clinical trials -- in countries including Germany, China, Russia, Britain and the United States, according to information released by the World Health Organization on Tuesday.
After initial delays in the delivery of vaccines, Plenkovic said that larger quantities of vaccines are expected by the end of March. "So far we have received about 150,000 doses, and we expect more than 600,000 doses by the end of March," Plenkovic said.
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