Greece issues new interactive Epidemiological Map incl. vaccination rates

Greece has launched again on Friday a new interactive Epidemiological Map that features four epidemiological levels based on indicators used by the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The purpose of the map is to inform Greeks and visitors to the country, as well as to link readiness levels with public health measures, head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said at the live briefing on Friday.

This four levels corresponds to 4 colors (red, orange, yellow and green).

The map will be updated weekly at the level of Regional Unit and especially for the islands at the level of Municipality.

The update will be made by the team of epidemiologists of the Committee of Experts at the Ministry of Health in collaboration with EODY and Civil Protection and will take into account the following 13 epidemiological indicators:

• 7-day rolling cases average per 100,000 inhabitants

• 14-day number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants

• Positiveness index

• Weekly percentage of cases change

• Number of active cases

• Age distribution of cases

• Weekly number of new hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants

• Weekly number of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants

• Vaccination coverage rate

• Active case effective reproduction rate (Rt)

• Completeness of health system

• Contact tracking analysis

• Mutation analysis

The final configuration of the epidemiological map is the result of the combined evaluation of the above indicators.

The map shows for each Regional unit or Municipality 4 basic indicators-data:

– the 7-day rolling average of cases per 100,000 inhabitants

– the positivity index (%)

-the vaccination coverage (at least one dose)

– the weekly trend (increase, decrease or constant).

At the two highest levels (orange and red) Public Health measures are provided at the level of Regional Unit or Municipality.

Specifically, the following measures are provided in the Readiness Level 3 – orange:

1st. Communication and detailed information of the local authorities for the special epidemiological characteristics of the area.

2nd. Activation of a special EODY / Civil Protection ladder in order to:

• increase sampling for SARS-CoV-2

• carry out intensive and on-site tracking for the rapid sealing of local streams

• increase the number of vaccinations as a matter of priority.

For Readiness Level 4 – Red, it is reminded that the following measures – so-called: local lockdown – are provided:

1) Traffic ban from midnight until 6 in the morning

2) Operation of all food service facilities:
• exclusively in open air,

• seated customers only and no music 24 hours a day
and under the following health conditions:

– Disinfection of menu catalogues when customers rotate at the tables
– Placement of disinfectant product per table
Mandatory use of mask by staff and customers during waiting time

3) Suspension of any kind of event such as concerts, live parties, fairs, processions, open markets, etc.

4) Prohibition of any kind of gathering of citizens over 9 people for any reason, both in public and in private.

5) Dining areas: allowed a maximum number of people per table: up to 4 people, unless it is a family of up to 6 people.

6) Suspension of construction works.

7) Suspension of religious ceremonies, with the exception of funerals, weddings and baptisms with the presence of up to 9 people and services performed only by ministers.

The map (current stand June 2, 2021) is available at covid19.gov.gr.

More information on coronavirus in Greece here.