[quote Mentounasc]@BigChocFrenzy You're in Germany and following the rki.de figures, right? Do you have any idea how come no district in mainland UK has yet been designated a high-risk area, even though some towns have shockingly high 7day per 100000 figures? The danger level is supposedly 50. So Utrecht has (rightly imo) been designated high risk at approx 90, while places like Bolton, Caerphilly, Leeds are way above that but stay off the list. Is it because the rki is impressed by the British testing levels and lockdown measures, or some other weird reason? Any ideas?
Image (should be attached) is from the English-language rki.de list of current Risikogebiete.
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It's certainly not respect for the Uk t&t systems:
Even neighbours & people at the gym have been asking me with horror what "Boris" (they all call him that) is doing to allow so many deaths and to appoint cronies to public health jobs.
It is regarded as extraordinary, because for many years GB has been praised as the European country who functions best in a crisis, once brits realises there is a crisis.
The last few years, especially the last 6 months, have shattered a lot of previous illusions here about British competence and common sense
Possibly political omission of Uk regions: while post-Brexit negotiations are ongoing, not wanting the UK media or politicians to be able to claim germany is "punishing" them for Brexit
Also, England in particular is so densely populated that from a public health pov it would mean putting at least all of England on the list, so very sensitive political issue there.
EEA countries / regions are only being put on the list if very high cases indeed, compared to other areas of the world
and until 1 January, the UK retains EEA & EU privileges