The epidemiological scenario within the European Union and the European Financial Space stays severe and has not considerably modified, in keeping with the most recent epidemiological map on the unfold of COVID-19 by the European Centre for Illness Prevention and Management (ECDC).
Most areas and nations in Europe are actually within the deep crimson or crimson class. The one areas the place the scenario is comparatively higher are situated in Italy and Romania.
Cyprus is within the deep crimson class this week as nicely as a result of elevated unfold of the virus.
The ECDC map doesn’t file the variety of deaths or hospitalisation, or the degrees of vaccination, however solely the variety of new circumstances per 100 thousand folks over the previous 14 days. The map additionally doesn’t account for circumstances brought on by the Omicron variant.
The scenario in Romania has barely worsened for the reason that north japanese area is now again within the orange zone, whereas Bucharest is now within the crimson class. Nevertheless, the south western area of the nation stays within the inexperienced class and is now the one area seen as secure within the EU and the EEA.
The north japanese areas of Italy and Sardinia in Italy stay within the orange zone. Nevertheless, northern Italy is now within the deep crimson.
In the remainder of Europe, Estonia and Latvia have returned to the deep crimson class, together with Iceland. The scenario has worsened additionally in Spain and France, whereas displaying restricted enhancements in japanese Austria and japanese Poland.
Orange zone areas are outlined because the areas the place the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price is beneath 50 and the take a look at 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 take a look at positivity price is 1% or extra, or the 14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification price is between 75 and 200 and the take a look at positivity price is decrease than 4%.
Purple 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 take a look at 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 world enters the “deep crimson” zone).
ECDC publishes related maps and knowledge each Thursday, in help of the Council suggestion on a coordinated strategy to the restriction of free motion in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The maps are primarily based on knowledge reported by the Member States to the European Surveillance System (TESSy) by midnight on Tuesday.