What criteria is being used in deciding which countries are being put on the amber list? Why are there countries that have much higher numbers of cases and deaths than Malta on the amber list and then places, like the Maldives, with much lower deaths and numbers on the red list? – Zach Cassar
We base our decisions on which countries go on the amber list according to the positivity rate. This is the percentage of tests taken that result as positive. The reported numbers are not comparable between countries as they are dependent on the testing rate in that country.