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It stands at 445 cases per 100,000 inhabitants at 14 days, registering a slight rise
The 14-day incidence of covid, one of the key factors in the evolution of the pandemic, is now in Spain at a level three times lower than the European average, despite the fact that it has risen slightly, 3.4% in one week. According to government data, released on Friday, in Spain the incidence is 445 cases per 100,000 inhabitantswhen the European Union average is 1,565reports Eph.
Country by country, the difference is clear: the incidence in Portugal is in 1,353 cases; in France, in 1224; in Italy, in 1,112; in the UK, at 1,245, and in Germany at 3,176. The reports from the Ministry of Health underline that the decrease in cases in the last wave of covid has been much more pronounced in Spain than other countries, since in mid-January it had an incidence of 3,400 cases and that value has dropped by 80%. in a month and a half.
European rebound
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported on Friday that the average incidence in Europe has increased, after several weeks of sustained decline, by 4.6%, to 1,565 cases (with a rebound of 9.1% in groups at higher risk such as those over 65 years of age) and with increases in transmission in 14 countries, in a context in which several have reduced the number of screening tests. Among the countries with the skyrocketing incidence are the Netherlands (4,991), Germany (3,176), Austria (5,966) and Switzerland (4,065).
Several European countries have already made the decision to remove the mask indoors
As the omicron wave has lost strength, several countries have eliminated the mask in interior spaces, which Spain still maintains. France, with a daily average of 130,000 cases and an incidence of over a thousand points, has since this week rescinded the mask indoors after more than a year and a half, with some exceptions such as public transport, health centers or residences. of elderly. Sweden, at the beginning of February and with a cumulative incidence of more than 5,000 cases (now around 200 points) was one of the first in the EU to withdraw it, while Belgium did so at the beginning of March with a level of transmission which was around 900.
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Finland, Norway or the United Kingdom have also made the decision and in the United Kingdom the mask is no longer mandatory practically anywhere and is only recommended in closed spaces such as public transport, shops or hospitals. Some airlines consider removing it on their flights if the country of destination allows it.
The The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked for caution from all European countries for weeks (as well as other countries that rapidly de-escalate) in the face of the lifting of restrictions and alert that the pandemic is far from over.