Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill. Many countries have placed all but the most essential businesses into lockdown, and many predict a deep global recession. In response, governments are directly supporting key industries and intervening in financial markets to keep their economies afloat. See how those responses compare on the key issues of financial markets and monetary policy, industry interventions and business support.
Business support
How governments are supporting businesses
Argentina
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29 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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20 March 2020
Australia
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09 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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11 March 2020
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11 March 2020
Austria
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14 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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15 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
Brazil
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09 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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30 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Canada
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11 May 2020
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08 May 2020
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25 April 2020
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24 April 2020
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18 April 2020
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17 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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11 March 2020
China
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21 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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28 February 2020
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25 February 2020
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14 February 2020
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07 February 2020
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07 February 2020
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07 February 2020
Denmark
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19 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
France
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25 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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18 March 2020
Germany
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23 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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Provided promotional loans and liquidity support for founders and small and medium-sized enterprises30 March 2020
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30 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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19 March 2020
India
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26 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
Ireland
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08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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10 March 2020
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10 March 2020
-
10 March 2020
Nepal
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29 March 2020
Netherlands
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11 May 2020
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08 May 2020
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08 May 2020
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05 May 2020
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28 April 2020
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24 April 2020
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23 April 2020
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23 April 2020
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22 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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16 March 2020
New Zealand
-
05 May 2020
-
01 May 2020
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28 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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22 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Pakistan
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10 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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31 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
Peru
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17 April 2020
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17 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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26 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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Allowed insurers to modify payment schedules and restricted termination of insurance for non-payment25 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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28 February 2020
Saudi Arabia
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24 April 2020
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12 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
Singapore
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
South Africa
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21 April 2020
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21 April 2020
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21 April 2020
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21 April 2020
-
20 April 2020
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18 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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28 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
South Korea
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22 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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26 February 2020
Spain
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21 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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18 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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12 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Sweden
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26 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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16 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Thailand
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20 April 2020
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13 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
-
10 March 2020
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10 March 2020
United Kingdom
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27 April 2020
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23 April 2020
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21 April 2020
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20 April 2020
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19 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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25 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
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11 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
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11 March 2020
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11 March 2020
United States
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
Vietnam
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07 May 2020
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06 May 2020
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29 April 2020
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24 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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09 March 2020
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04 March 2020
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04 March 2020
Industry interventions
How governments are supporting specific industries and sectors
Argentina
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01 April 2020
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20 March 2020
Australia
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16 April 2020
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12 April 2020
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20 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Austria
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24 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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18 March 2020
Brazil
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16 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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27 March 2020
Canada
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11 May 2020
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08 May 2020
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05 May 2020
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25 April 2020
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17 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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13 March 2020
China
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04 March 2020
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20 February 2020
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07 February 2020
Germany
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14 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
India
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
Ireland
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08 April 2020
Morocco
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15 March 2020
Nepal
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14 March 2020
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29 February 2020
Netherlands
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08 May 2020
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01 May 2020
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01 May 2020
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23 April 2020
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22 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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18 March 2020
New Zealand
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07 May 2020
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Allowed competition regulator to authorise anticompetitive conduct which would have a public benefit05 May 2020
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03 May 2020
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30 April 2020
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23 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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20 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Pakistan
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14 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
Peru
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04 April 2020
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04 April 2020
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Allowed insurers to modify payment schedules and restricted termination of insurance for non-payment25 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
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16 April 2020
Singapore
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
South Africa
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23 April 2020
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21 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 0202
South Korea
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23 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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17 February 2020
Spain
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18 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Sweden
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26 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Thailand
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29 April 2020
United Kingdom
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17 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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11 March 2020
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11 March 2020
Vietnam
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05 May 2020
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28 April 2020
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27 April 2020
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31 March 2020
Financial markets and monetary policy
How governments are intervening to stabilise and stimulate the economy and financial markets
Australia
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29 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
Austria
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16 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Brazil
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23 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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13 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
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20 February 2020
-
05 February 2020
Canada
-
27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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13 March 2020
China
-
11 February 2020
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10 February 2020
Denmark
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19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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12 February 2020
Germany
-
09 April 2020
India
-
27 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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19 March 2020
Ireland
-
18 March 2020
Nepal
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29 March 2020
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29 March 2020
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29 March 2020
New Zealand
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30 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Pakistan
-
16 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
Peru
-
22 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
16 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
Singapore
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30 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
South Africa
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
South Korea
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16 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Spain
-
18 March 2020
Sweden
-
16 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Thailand
-
07 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
10 March 2020
-
10 March 2020
Turkey
-
22 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
07 March 2020
United States
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
Vietnam
-
06 May 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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13 March 2020
Movement of people

International travel has ground to a halt as governments close their borders. Within countries, people are being asked or ordered to stay at home and maintain physical distance from one another. These measures seek to slow the spread of the virus. See how governments’ responses compare on the key issues of border measures, citizens abroad, domestic travel, and physical distancing.
Border measures
How governments are controlling their borders
Argentina
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26 April 2020
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16 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Australia
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27 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
Austria
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16 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
Brazil
-
08 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
Canada
-
17 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
China
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
Denmark
-
21 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
France
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
29 February 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
India
-
22 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
21 January 2020
-
17 January 2020
Iran
-
16 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
-
31 January 2020
-
31 January 2020
Morocco
-
15 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
27 January 2020
-
27 January 2020
Nepal
-
23 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
02 March 2020
Netherlands
-
20 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
New Zealand
-
05 May 2020
-
04 May 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
02 February 2020
-
26 January 2020
Pakistan
-
15 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
Peru
-
21 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Russia
-
30 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
23 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
-
06 February 2020
-
06 February 2020
Singapore
-
04 April 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
South Africa
-
14 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
23 January 2020
South Korea
-
06 May 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
-
19 February 2020
-
04 February 2020
-
27 March 0220
Spain
-
11 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Sweden
-
16 April 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
02 March 2020
Taiwan
-
18 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
24 February 2020
-
11 February 2020
-
07 February 2020
-
07 February 2020
-
06 February 2020
-
03 February 2020
-
30 January 2020
Thailand
-
27 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
05 March 2020
Turkey
-
27 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
05 February 2020
-
05 February 2020
-
24 January 2020
United Kingdom
-
23 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
27 January 2020
-
24 January 2020
-
22 January 2020
United States
-
22 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
31 January 2020
Vietnam
-
07 May 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
07 March 2020
-
07 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
26 February 2020
-
26 February 2020
-
23 February 2020
-
03 February 2020
-
03 February 2020
-
01 February 2020
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25 January 2020
-
14 January 2020
Physical distancing
How governments are keeping people apart to slow the spread of COVID-19
Argentina
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01 April 2020
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20 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
Australia
-
24 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
Austria
-
24 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
Brazil
-
08 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
China
-
13 April 2020
-
11 February 2020
-
04 February 2020
-
29 January 2020
-
26 January 2020
Denmark
-
17 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
France
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
29 February 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
India
-
14 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Iran
-
19 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
Ireland
-
10 April 2020
-
10 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Morocco
-
20 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
27 January 2020
Nepal
-
24 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
01 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
Netherlands
-
06 May 2020
-
06 May 2020
-
01 May 2020
-
21 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
New Zealand
-
11 May 2020
-
07 May 2020
-
20 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
12 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
Pakistan
-
14 April 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Peru
-
19 April 2020
-
10 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
Russia
-
13 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
04 January 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
26 April 2020
-
26 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
Singapore
-
03 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
South Africa
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
South Korea
-
09 May 2020
-
06 May 2020
-
04 May 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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24 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
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21 February 2020
-
15 February 2020
-
Spain
-
02 May 2020
-
29 April 2020
-
26 April 2020
-
21 April 2020
-
21 April 2020
-
13 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
Sweden
-
31 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Taiwan
-
01 May 2020
-
25 April 2020
-
10 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
-
10 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
24 February 2020
-
04 February 2020
-
26 January 2020
-
24 January 2020
Thailand
-
27 April 2020
-
27 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
02 March 2020
-
01 March 2020
Turkey
-
04 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
United Kingdom
-
16 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
10 February 2020
United States
-
30 March 2020
Vietnam
-
07 May 2020
-
07 May 2020
-
04 May 2020
-
30 April 2020
-
29 April 2020
-
28 April 2020
-
27 April 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
22 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
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14 February 2020
-
02 February 2020
-
30 January 2020
Citizens abroad
How governments are assisting their citizens abroad
Australia
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24 March 2020
China
-
03 March 2020
India
-
01 February 2020
Iran
-
28 January 2020
-
28 January 2020
Ireland
-
16 March 2020
Nepal
-
02 March 2020
-
27 February 2020
-
02 February 2020
Netherlands
-
08 May 2020
-
06 May 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
New Zealand
-
23 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
30 January 2020
Pakistan
-
11 April 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
30 April 2020
-
05 April 2020
South Africa
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
27 February 2020
South Korea
-
09 April 2020
-
28 January 2020
Sweden
-
02 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
Taiwan
-
25 January 2020
-
24 January 2020
United Kingdom
-
29 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
21 April 2020
-
19 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
United States
-
06 March 2020
Vietnam
-
23 April 2020
Domestic travel
How governments are controlling travel within their territories
Argentina
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17 March 2020
Australia
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26 March 2020
Brazil
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08 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
China
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13 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
23 January 2020
Iran
-
27 February 2020
Ireland
-
28 March 2020
Morocco
-
21 March 2020
New Zealand
-
23 March 2020
Pakistan
-
25 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
Peru
-
19 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Russia
-
21 April 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
23 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
South Africa
-
25 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
Sweden
-
06 April 2020
Taiwan
-
10 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
Turkey
-
04 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
United Kingdom
-
22 March 2020
United States
-
29 March 2020
Vietnam
-
08 May 2020
-
07 May 2020
-
05 May 2020
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30 April 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
22 April 2020
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22 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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28 March 2020
Healthcare

Health care systems are at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals are overwhelmed, personal protective equipment is scarce, and governments are mobilising large scale efforts to track and trace infections. See how governments’ responses compare on the key issues of health services, healthcare workers, medical products and medicines, testing and tracing, and research.
Testing and tracing
How governments are identifying and tracing COVID-19 cases
Argentina
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24 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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20 March 2020
Australia
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01 May 2020
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24 April 2020
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26 March 2020
Austria
-
11 April 2020
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22 March 2020
Canada
-
23 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
China
-
11 February 2020
Denmark
-
22 March 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
India
-
02 April 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
Morocco
-
16 March 2020
-
27 January 2020
Nepal
-
08 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
27 January 2020
Netherlands
-
08 May 2020
-
05 May 2020
-
30 April 2020
-
26 April 2020
-
12 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
New Zealand
-
09 May 2020
-
30 April 2020
-
20 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Pakistan
-
14 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
Peru
-
20 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
Russia
-
21 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
26 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
03 March 2020
-
06 February 2020
South Africa
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
South Korea
-
04 March 2020
-
25 February 2020
-
23 February 2020
-
19 February 2020
-
06 February 2020
-
29 January 2020
Spain
-
13 April 2020
-
05 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
23 February 2020
Sweden
-
31 March 2020
Taiwan
-
04 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
24 February 2020
-
24 February 2020
Thailand
-
08 April 2020
-
01 March 2020
Turkey
-
24 January 2020
United Kingdom
-
28 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
26 February 2020
-
10 February 2020
-
07 February 2020
-
27 January 2020
-
24 January 2020
-
22 January 2020
Vietnam
-
09 March 2020
-
05 March 2020
-
26 February 2020
-
03 February 2020
Medical products and medicines
How governments are managing supplies of medical products and medicine
Argentina
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14 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
Austria
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24 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
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27 March 2020
Brazil
-
17 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Canada
-
03 May 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
China
-
03 February 2020
France
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
Germany
-
09 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
India
-
09 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
Iran
-
03 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
Ireland
-
08 April 2020
Morocco
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Netherlands
-
05 April 2020
-
05 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
New Zealand
-
10 May 2020
-
06 May 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
18 April 2020
-
18 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
Pakistan
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
South Africa
-
27 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 0202
South Korea
-
24 April 2020
-
20 April 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
05 March 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
05 February 2020
Sweden
-
02 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Taiwan
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
Thailand
-
13 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
04 February 2020
United Kingdom
-
31 March 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
11 February 2020
Vietnam
-
07 May 2020
-
29 April 2020
-
27 April 2020
-
27 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
28 February 2020
-
31 January 2020
Healthcare workers
How governments are recruiting and supporting healthcare workers
Argentina
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13 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
Austria
-
24 April 2020
Canada
-
07 April 2020
-
11 March 2020
France
-
18 March 2020
India
-
29 March 2020
Ireland
-
10 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
Nepal
-
10 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Netherlands
-
06 May 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
Pakistan
-
12 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
Thailand
-
08 April 2020
United Kingdom
-
27 April 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
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Health services
How governments are adapting healthcare services to handle the pandemic
Argentina
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07 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
01 March 2020
Australia
-
21 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
Austria
-
27 March 2020
Brazil
-
27 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Canada
-
03 May 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
China
-
07 February 2020
-
23 January 2020
Denmark
-
28 February 2020
France
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
India
-
09 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
Iran
-
12 March 2020
Ireland
-
03 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
Morocco
-
15 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
-
27 January 2020
-
27 January 2020
Nepal
-
23 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Netherlands
-
06 May 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
New Zealand
-
09 May 2020
-
18 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
Pakistan
-
04 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
Russia
-
21 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
11 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
Singapore
-
03 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
South Africa
-
21 April 2020
-
13 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
23 January 2020
South Korea
-
07 March 2020
-
29 January 2020
Spain
-
15 March 2020
Sweden
-
11 March 2020
Taiwan
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
05 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
26 January 2020
Thailand
-
04 April 2020
United Kingdom
-
02 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
-
05 March 2020
-
11 February 2020
United States
-
26 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
Vietnam
-
29 April 2020
-
19 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
07 February 2020
-
30 January 2020
-
29 January 2020
Research
How governments are supporting the search for a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19
Canada
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04 May 2020
-
03 May 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
Netherlands
-
08 May 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
New Zealand
-
06 May 2020
-
17 April 2020
-
02 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
09 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
South Africa
-
16 March 2020
Thailand
-
31 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
United Kingdom
-
17 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
03 February 2020
Vietnam
-
03 May 2020
-
27 April 2020
-
07 February 2020
Government

From school closures to rubbish collection, the COVID-19 pandemic has had broad impacts on day-to-day life. Governments face the challenge of maintaining essential services now that many ordinary activities are fraught with risk. See how governments’ responses compare on the key issues of public information, policing and justice, emergency government,public services, education, and international cooperation.
Emergency government
How governments are changing their own powers and procedures in response to the pandemic
Argentina
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22 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Australia
-
06 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
Austria
-
24 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
Brazil
-
15 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Canada
-
13 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
China
-
24 February 2020
-
25 January 2020
Denmark
-
28 February 2020
France
-
23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
Germany
-
25 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
India
-
29 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
Iran
-
30 March 2020
Ireland
-
01 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
16 March 0202
Morocco
-
18 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Nepal
-
01 March 2020
Netherlands
-
07 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
New Zealand
-
07 May 2020
-
05 May 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
Pakistan
-
12 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
Peru
-
26 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Russia
-
22 April 2020
-
04 January 2020
Saudi Arabia
-
09 April 2020
South Africa
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
Spain
-
06 May 2020
-
29 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
Taiwan
-
20 January 2020
Thailand
-
27 April 2020
-
31 March 2020
-
26 March 2020
United Kingdom
-
29 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
02 March 2020
United States
-
27 March 2020
Vietnam
-
29 April 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
01 February 2020
-
30 January 2020
-
24 January 2020
International cooperation
How governments are working together to respond to the pandemic
Argentina
-
14 April 2020
Canada
-
04 May 2020
Germany
-
16 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
Iran
-
03 March 2020
-
29 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
Nepal
-
22 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
New Zealand
-
09 May 2020
-
06 May 2020
-
05 May 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
Pakistan
-
14 April 2020
-
12 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
15 March 2020
Russia
-
03 April 2020
South Africa
-
14 April 2020
Sweden
-
16 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
24 February 2020
United States
-
14 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
Vietnam
-
04 May 2020
-
01 May 2020
-
24 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
15 February 2020
Public services
How governments are ensuring that essential public services continue during the pandemic
Argentina
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09 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
20 March 2020
Australia
-
02 April 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
29 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
Austria
-
20 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
14 April 2020
-
10 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
Brazil
-
08 April 2020
Canada
-
29 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
Denmark
-
13 March 2020
France
-
25 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
25 March 2020
Ireland
-
07 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
Netherlands
-
17 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
New Zealand
-
29 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
-
26 March 2020
Pakistan
-
04 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
Russia
-
28 March 2020
South Africa
-
28 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
South Korea
-
06 May 2020
-
28 February 2020
Sweden
-
16 April 2020
-
11 March 2020
Taiwan
-
05 April 2020
Thailand
-
28 April 2020
-
07 April 2020
United Kingdom
-
23 April 2020
-
22 April 2020
-
18 April 2020
-
04 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
30 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
23 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
United States
-
27 March 2020
-
27 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
Vietnam
-
24 April 2020
-
04 February 2020
Public information
How governments are keeping their citizens informed about measures to respond to the pandemic
Argentina
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25 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Australia
-
29 March 2020
-
25 March 2020
Austria
-
20 April 2020
-
13 April 2020
Brazil
-
23 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
Canada
-
03 May 2020
-
01 April 2020
-
11 March 2020
China
-
11 February 2020
-
21 January 2020
Germany
-
04 April 2020
-
01 April 2020
India
-
09 April 2020
-
02 April 2020
-
25 March 2020