Table 2.

Color codes assigned to areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Color code	Alert status	Area conditions
Green	Safe	• This is an area where no new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 28 days, or we have less than 1 positive case per 100 000 people.
Blue	Low risk	• The blue status replaces the white status*, with the difference that until further notice, the COVID-19 National Headquarters will apply the yellow cities restriction to blue cities as well.
Yellow	Medium risk	• One or more cases of the disease have been PCR tested in the area and the risk is as expected. The number of definite new cases per 100 000 people is 1 to 9.
Orange	High risk	• The number of definite new cases is 10 to 24 per 100 000 people and the general epidemic trend is increasing.
Red	Very high risk	• More than 25 cases per day per 100 000 population and the epidemic trend is increasing.

^*White status specifications include: average daily hospitalization (per 100 000 population): maximum 1; and average number of daily hospitalizations: maximum 1.