Ivana Smilović – a senior journalist at The Dubrovnik Times. Born and raised in Dubrovnik, Ivana (or Smile as she is known to all) graduated Media Studies from the University of Dubrovnik. A book worm, coffee addict and want-to-be world traveller Ivana brings her unique local insight, connections and general optimistic and well smiley feel to the Times.
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During these challenging times when many people are feeling anxious, it's important to keep the positive vibes flowing! In the last couple of days, many members of emergency services all over Croatia have been trying the foot shake dance challenge.
The dance consists of a simple foot tap with your partner but then takes a wild turn and the difficulty level increases. It's gone viral on video-sharing platform TikTok, with people all over the world mastering the steps.
Dubrovnik Mountain Rescue Service members accepted the challenge and did really well. Look at the video below and try it too!
There was a minor change in the prices of petrol in Croatia this morning – Index.hr reports.
Both gasoline and diesel are more expensive, but it's a pretty small price change.
A liter of gasoline average price was 8.02 kuna yesterday. Today, that price is 8.04 kuna.
The average price of diesel was 8.05 kuna yesterday. Today it is 8.12 kuna per liter.
This morning, at 8.50 am, the seismographs of the Seismological Service recorded a weak earthquake with the epicenter in Zagreb near Markusevac.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 2.5 according to Richter, and the intensity at the epicenter of Grade III on the Mercalli-Cancani-Sieberg scale.
The last tremor was yesterday, at 6.19 pm. These are only some of numerous earthquakes that followed a strong earthquake that happened on March 22nd.
Instragram page dedicated to kung fu legend Bruce Lee, which is held by his daughter Sharon Lee and followed by over five million fans, posted a photo of his statue from Mostar, equipped with a protective mask and gloves. saying that the legend again became a symbol of the fight, this time against coronavirus.
Lee's is daughter wrote this as a caption: A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready!” as this Bruce Lee statue is pictured here dressed in the appropriate battle gear for COVID-19. I am humbled by the people of BiH who first installed this statue of my father as a symbol of ethnic unity and now have made it a role model of protection against coronavirus, saying, "He (Bruce Lee) was the embodiment of fairness, fight for the justice, protection of the weak and the loyalty to a friend and a teacher." Nino Raspudic, one of the Urban movement leaders, explained that the idea was to offer a better role model for the community. Now if only the nunchucks worked in the fight against COVID!! Thank you, Nino and the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina! Stay safe out there, everyone!
A statue of Bruce Lee was put back in 2005, in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it's made by sculptor Ivan Fijolic. Located in the City Park of "Zrinjski," the life-sized statue stands 1.68 meters tall, shorter than Bruce Lee's actual height of 1.72 meters, and is a symbol of solidarity in the ethnically divided city. The statue was the first public monument to Bruce Lee unveiled in the world, with a statue in Hong Kong being revealed one day later marking what would have been the Hong Kong American star's 65th birthday.
Tremors in Zagreb continue. Yesterday, at 6.19 pm the seismographs of the Croatian Seismological Service recorded a weak earthquake with the epicenter in Zagreb near Markusevac.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 2.3 according to Richter, and the intensity at the epicenter was III of the Mercalli-Cancani-Sieberg scale.
The strongest earthquake that shook the Croatian captial happened on March 22nd, causing great damage in Zagreb. Since then, there were numerous tremors.
Fish lovers gathered in the port of Gruz last night. Since today is a Good Friday, a day when traditional Christians don't eat meat, everybody wanted to buy some fish. Because of the coronavirus, the fish market has been closed for some time, so it seems that the only way to buy fish was directly from the hut.
During the day, the team from Orka- Dubrovnik announced their arrival in Gruz from 9 pm to 9:30 pm and asked customers to comply with the prescribed security measures and to keep a distance.
Fresh fish directly from the hands of tireless fishermen is a guarantee of quality and good service, but because of impatience and carelessness, people were grouped together and failed to comply with the prescribed measures, and firefighters and members of the Civil Protection, as well as the Mayor Mato Frankovic had to intervene – Dubrovacki vjesnik reports.
Photos by Bozo Radic/CROPIX
A drive-in testing for coronavirus has begun today in Dubrovnik at 11am in front of the Student dormitory in Cokolino, a facility that has become secondary accommodation for coronavirus patients. On the first day, five patients were ordered for testing, whose tests will be sent today to the Croatian Institute of Public Health in Zagreb for analysis.
Scheduling for COVID-19 testing is carried out through a selected family physician or epidemiologist who, with an afternoon shift at the COVID office located in the Student Homes, confirms the list for the next day, explains Branko Bazdan, Director of the Dubrovnik Health Center.
People who come for testing should wear a mask, and if they do not, they will get one at the COVID-19 checkpoint.
Naručivanje za testiranje na COVID-19 provodi se putem odabranog liječnika obiteljske medicine ili epidemiologa koji s poslijepodnevnom smjenom u COVID-ordinaciji, smještenoj u Studentskom domu, potvrđuju popis za idući dan, pojašnjava Branko Bazdan, ravnatelj Doma zdravlja Dubrovnik.
- We only test those who have symptoms that fall under COVID-19 protocol and are not suitable for hospital treatment - says Director Bazdan.
During these confusing days, when most of the people don't even know what day it is, it's easy to forget that Easter is just around the corner!
Even though most of the citizens of Dubrovnik are staying at home, Easter has arrived on the streets of our city. Beautiful – and really big Easter egg has been placed in Gruz.
The Koprivnica-Krizevci County Tourist Board, as the first in Croatia, launched a project of making large Easter eggs painted in the manner of naïve. They are placed in numerous Croatian cities, but also in the cities abroad.