<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"During the COVID-19 crisis, the Spanish authorities published a panel of indicators, including epidemiological, mobility, social and economic parameters, to guide in decision-making. However, according to a study published in The Lancet on 25 September 2020, these were random indicators and too vague for determining restrictions and their subsequent relaxation; no thresholds were given nor was there any explicit weighting to measure the effect of COVID-19. This has generated confusion in how members of the public perceive the risk and has proved very inefficient in successfully managing de-escalation. Without numerical thresholds, no figures existed on which to base the shutdown of nightlife, restrictions on meetings or locking down of population areas.Given these facts and to prevent situations such as those described in the study in The Lancet, will the Commission issue, with the assistance of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, transparent, neutral and harmonised epidemiological indicators to give guidance on restrictions and in decision-making, thereby facilitating coordinated action among all levels of government?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [3]. </s>
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Spanish authorities published a panel of indicators, including epidemiological, mobility, social and economic parameters, to guide in decision-making. However, according to a study published in The Lancet on 25 September 2020, these were random indicators and too vague for determining restrictions and their subsequent relaxation; no thresholds were given nor was there any explicit weighting to measure the effect of COVID-19. This has generated confusion in how members of the public perceive the risk and has proved very inefficient in successfully managing de-escalation. Without numerical thresholds, no figures existed on which to base the shutdown of nightlife, restrictions on meetings or locking down of population areas.Given these facts and to prevent situations such as those described in the study in The Lancet, will the Commission issue, with the assistance of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, transparent, neutral and harmonised epidemiological indicators to give guidance on restrictions and in decision-making, thereby facilitating coordinated action among all levels of government?