Zagreb [Croatia], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic will self-isolate for over one week after his wife tested positive for COVID-19, the country's government has announced.

"After the onset of mild fever, the Prime Minister's wife took a test for #COVID19 on Saturday and tested positive. Consequently, @AndrejPlenkovic was tested on Saturday and his test was negative. He was assigned a measure of self-isolation for 10 days," government spokesman Marko Milic said on Twitter.

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There are nearly 123,700 confirmed coronavirus cases in Croatia.

On Saturday, the country's health authorities announced that 3,987 new COVID-19 cases had been registered in the past 24 hours. Croatia's total coronavirus death toll stands at 1,655 with 55 new deaths reported on Saturday. (ANI/Sputnik)

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