1. (Regional) risk classification or traffic light systems

• Which indicators and thresholds are used in order to change the risk level/class or traffic light of the systems?
  We are particularly interested in threshold values and/or ranges of incidences.

2. Measures around Christmas holidays

• Have any measures been taken before winter/Christmas to better prepare the Healthcare system for the 3rd wave?
  (e.g. new beds/infrastructure/hiring new people)

What types of variants occurred in your country?

• What is the percentage of the variants of infections?
• Has your country implemented specific regulations concerning isolation/quarantine or testing for people who are (or are suspected to be) infected with a variant of concern and/or their contacts? (e.g. longer isolation/quarantine; additional testing)

1. Mental Health

There are many reports pointing out the urgency of tackling mental health COVID-19 related cases. What are the main measures that MS are putting in place or planning to do so during 2021?

2. Self-tests

Has your country implemented self-tests carried out at home as a prerequisite for access to certain services/locations? (e.g. in order to go shopping or to be able to use services of daily living, such as visits to the hairdresser, etc.)

If yes,

• What conditions must be met in your country for self-tests carried out at home to be recognised by the authorities?
• Can or must the test results be passed on to e.g. authorities? If so, how is this done?
• Are there differences in the recognition of test results along the test procedures (e.g. rapid antigen test vs. PCR test) or brand-specific test parameters (sensitivity/specificity)?
• How long are the test results recognised by the authorities in your country (e.g. 24 hours/ 48 hours etc.) 

3. AstraZeneca

Did your country stop the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine or not? (Yes/No)

1. What is being done in your country considering the management of “long COVID”, specifically:

• Is your country collecting data/conducting studies (e.g. surveillance) on long COVID? If so, please describe how this is done (e.g. data collection, study design, organisational/legal aspects…).
• Which guidelines/recommendations (national or international) is your country following considering the definition, diagnosis and treatment of long COVID?

2. Is wearing masks outdoors mandatory in your country?

• If yes, in which settings is wearing masks outdoors mandatory?

How does your country organise the treatment/management of long COVID patients?

Are there specialised clinics/departments/centres or are concepts for their creation being developed? If so, please provide details, such as:

• Which professional groups (specialists, nurses, psychologists, …) and disciplines are involved?
• How can individuals access the clinics (walk-in, referral …)?
• Are the clinics stand-alone entities or part of larger institutions such as hospitals or primary care centres?

Health screening for refugees from Ukraine

• Is there any health screening protocol that is being put in place for arriving refugees from Ukraine in your country at the moment (concerning COVID-19 and/or other screenings)?
• COVID-19 certificates from Ukraine have been established as equivalent to EU certificates in the Commission Implementing Decision 2021/1380. Are there mandatory stipulations for entry of refugees arriving to your country from Ukraine when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination status, and/or is there a non-mandatory vaccination offer for arriving refugees?
• Are (and if so how are) additional vaccinations and vaccination history recorded for refugees from Ukraine in your country?

Strategies for winter 2022 and BA.2

• Is your country taking actions at the moment (or are there plans in place) to anticipate/mitigate a potential spike in COVID-19 infections in autumn/winter 2022? Have any strategies to this effect been developed  based on lessons learned in the previous two years?
• Have plans and strategies changed in your country since emergence of the BA.2 subvariant? If so, how? Are there any recommendations you would like to share with other countries in this scope?

COVID-19 mortality

• How long does the entire process take to obtain ICD-10 coding of causes of death from death certificates?
• Do you already have access to information (complete or partial) on COVID-19 as cause of death from death certificates? Have the death certificates now been integrated in the COVID-19 mortality statistics?
• Are death certificates completed by the physician in electronic or paper format? If completed electronically, what location of death do they cover (ex. hospital only?) and what is the coverage in relation to all deaths?
• Are there any COVID-19 mortality reports you can share, or reports of excess mortality during the COVID-19 crisis?

Protecting vulnerable groups

• Is your country currently taking any actions to protect vulnerable groups (i.e. groups who are, due to their own health status, highly susceptible to severe COVID-19)? For example, if no obligatory mouth nose protection needs to be worn, are there e.g. specific train compartments where masks are worn or similar measures?
• How do you define vulnerable groups? (Are these primarily groups who define themselves as vulnerable or are defined as vulnerable based on existing evidence?)

Verification of vaccine certificates in your country

Is your country automatically accepting all vaccine certificates you accept for entry into the country for domestic use, too? (e.g. entry to restaurants etc.)

• If yes, please specify in which sectors vaccine certificates are valid and how the certificates are checked in specific sectors.
• If no, please indicate if and how entry for vaccinated individuals in specific sectors (e.g. restaurants, museums, ...) in your country is verified.