Searching for a balance between infection control and economy by introducing "Corona signal" September 12, 8:24

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In Austria in central Europe, in order to curb the spread of the new coronavirus while continuing economic and social activities, the national government evaluates the infection risk of each municipality, color-codes it, and takes measures according to the risk, called "corona signal". I started working on it.

Austria imposed strict restrictions on going out nationwide from March to April to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, but on the 9th of this month, more than 650 new cases were infected per day. We are still wary of the second wave, such as returning to the level in late March.



Under these circumstances, as a new measure, the national government evaluates the infection risk of each local government based on multiple indicators such as the number of infected people in the past week and the acceptance status of hospitals with medical experts, etc., and green, yellow, orange , An initiative called "Corona Signal" that color-codes into four colors of red began on the 4th of this month.



The color of the corona signal will be updated weekly, and infection control will be implemented according to the color, increasing the number of places where masks are required to be worn and limiting events.



In "red", which has the highest risk of infection, eating and drinking inside the restaurant is prohibited, and classes at school can be switched online.



With the introduction of the corona signal, Austria wants to continue its economic and social activities while taking risk-based infection control measures. We will do our best not to cause strict restrictions on going out as a whole. "

Guidance at "Corona Signal" Elementary School

At an elementary school in Vienna, the capital city, where the new semester began on the 7th of this month, the risk of infection was shown to be "yellow", and new students were instructed to wear masks except when sitting in the classroom. was doing.



The principal of the elementary school said, "The corona signal clearly shows the rules to be followed. You can also take measures ahead of time before moving on to the next color."



In addition, at universities in Vienna, we have been conducting online classes so far, but we are considering resuming classes in the classroom or using corona signals for the upcoming new semester.



The president of the university said, "The university has been implementing strict infection control measures. I think that Corona Signal will be a system that monitors the infection situation more closely and proposes countermeasures."



While some Viennese citizens commented that the corona signal was "updated weekly, so they knew what infection control they should do and it was practical," they said, "We should introduce stricter infection control measures." The voice was also heard.



"Corona Signals reduce the burden on Austria by imposing the necessary regulations in each region, rather than imposing long-term out-of-home measures throughout the country," said Shelnhammer, director of epidemiology at the Medical University of Vienna, a virus expert. It will be useful for. "