There has been a slight improvement in the epidemiological situation in some parts of the continental European Union, which has been classified as "red", although the rest of the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA), including Cyprus, remain in the "deep red" category. , the highest in the transmissibility scale of the virus that causes it COVID-19, according to an epidemiological map of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published on Thursday.
In particular, the red category includes Malta, as well as northeastern Romania, southeastern Poland and areas in southern and central Sweden. French Guiana (overseas region of France in South America) has also been included in the red category.
The French overseas area of Mayotte (located in the Indian Ocean) becomes the first EU region to return to the green after several weeks.
The map aims to inform local authorities and citizens about the epidemiological situation at the local level in order to facilitate restrictive decisions and citizens' travel decisions.
The data presented on the map refer to the number of new cases COVID-19 per 100 thousand people in the last 14 days in each region of the EU / EEA countries, weighted by the vaccination rate in each region.
It is noted that this map does not record deaths or serious hospitalizations. It is also not recorded how many of the total cases are due to the Omicron variant.
The "green" category includes areas where the weighted incidence index is below 40. When the index is below 100 but equal to or greater than 40, the affected areas fall into the "orange" category. When the index is below 300 but is equal to or greater than 100, the areas fall into the "red" category. When the index is equal to or greater than 300, they fall into the "deep red" category.
The map and related data are published by the ECDC every Thursday, supporting efforts based on a relevant EU Council proposal to coordinate pandemic restrictions due to the pandemic, which was revised on 25 January and will take effect on 1 February.
The maps are based on the latest data in the database sent by Member States to the European Monitoring System (TESSy) by midnight on Tuesday.
Source: KYPE