Following approval by the Government Executive Committee, the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (Covid-19), yesterday announced the adoption of a Covid-19 Alert Level Traffic Light System based on Covid-19 positivity rates, to guide sector activities across Bahrain.
The system will help regulate sector operations and activities, and consists of 4 levels based on the average percentage of cases to tests, in addition to the level of occupancy in intensive care units, as follows:
Green: When the rolling average percentage of positive cases out of tests carried out is below 2% for 14 days.
Yellow: when the rolling average percentage of positive cases out of tests carried out is between 2 – 5 % for 7 days.
Orange: when the rolling average percentage of positive cases out of tests carried out is between 5% and less than 8% for 4 days
Red: When the rolling average percentage of positive cases out of all tests carried out is 8% or more for 3 days.
The Taskforce indicated that moving from a higher alert level to a lower one would require staying at the same level for a period of no less than a week, but moving up from a lower alert level to a higher one can be immediate. For example, it would be possible to directly move from the green to the red level without going through the yellow and orange levels if the data indicated the need to.
The Taskforce further indicated that the thresholds set for each alert level was subject to change according to data and developments.
The medical team noted that some dates may be designated by the National Medical Taskforce at higher alert levels if deemed necessary to the health and safety of all.
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