COVID-19 is as soon as once more spreading quick in central Europe, with the unfold persevering with in Jap Europe, based on the state of affairs as captured on the epidemiological map launched on Thursday by the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC).
For an additional week, Cyprus stays within the crimson class.
“Deep crimson” areas now have gone from masking just a few international locations to masking just a few international locations, now additionally cowl a major a part of Germany, Greece, Hungary and the Netherlands.
This week, the whole thing or the vast majority of districts within the Republic of Eire, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Baltic States, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece are within the “deep crimson” class.
International locations within the crimson class embrace Germany (aside from the south-east which is in deep crimson), Poland (aside from the east of the nation), Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Cyprus.
In the meantime, the state of affairs is best in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy which are principally within the orange class. There are some crimson areas in Italy, Spain and France, but in addition some uncommon “inexperienced class” areas in Italy and Spain.
Malta in the meantime stays the one nation that’s within the inexperienced class for an additional week.
Orange zone areas are outlined because the areas the place the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price is under 50 and the check positivity price of assessments for COVID-19 an infection is 4% or extra, or the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price is between 50 and 75 and the check positivity price is 1% or extra, or the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price is between 75 and 200 and the check positivity price is decrease than 4%.
Crimson zone areas are outlined because the areas the place the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price ranges from 75 to 200 and the check positivity price of assessments for COVID-19 an infection is 4% or extra, or the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price is greater than 200 however lower than 500 (when the cumulative price exceeds 500 the realm enters the “deep crimson” zone).
ECDC publishes related maps and information each Thursday, in help of the Council suggestion on a coordinated method to the restriction of free motion in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The maps are primarily based on information reported by the Member States to the European Surveillance System (TESSy) by midnight on Tuesday.