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
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20 March 2020
Austria
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16 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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15 March 2020
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15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
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15 March 2020
Brazil
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08 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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18 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
Canada
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17 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
China
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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22 March 2020
Denmark
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21 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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13 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
France
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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29 February 2020
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29 February 2020
Germany
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15 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
India
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22 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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13 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
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21 January 2020
-
17 January 2020
Iran
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16 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
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31 January 2020
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31 January 2020
Morocco
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15 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
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12 March 2020
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09 March 2020
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28 February 2020
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27 January 2020
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27 January 2020
Nepal
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23 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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14 March 2020
-
02 March 2020
Netherlands
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20 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
New Zealand
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05 May 2020
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04 May 2020
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09 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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26 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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28 February 2020
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28 February 2020
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02 February 2020
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26 January 2020
Pakistan
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15 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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21 March 2020
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21 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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28 February 2020
Peru
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21 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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26 March 2020
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16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Russia
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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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20 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
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23 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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15 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
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28 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
-
27 February 2020
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27 February 2020
-
06 February 2020
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06 February 2020
Singapore
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04 April 2020
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28 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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13 March 2020
South Africa
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14 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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19 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
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15 March 2020
-
09 March 2020
-
23 January 2020
South Korea
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06 May 2020
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09 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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22 March 2020
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19 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
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19 February 2020
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04 February 2020
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27 March 0220
Spain
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11 April 2020
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24 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
Sweden
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16 April 2020
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17 March 2020
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14 March 2020
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02 March 2020
Taiwan
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18 April 2020
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02 April 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
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21 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
14 March 2020
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24 February 2020
-
11 February 2020
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07 February 2020
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07 February 2020
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06 February 2020
-
03 February 2020
-
30 January 2020
Thailand
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27 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
06 April 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
05 March 2020
Turkey
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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
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23 March 2020
-
17 March 2020
-
27 January 2020
-
24 January 2020
-
22 January 2020
United States
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22 April 2020
-
21 March 2020
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21 March 2020
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19 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
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29 February 2020
-
31 January 2020
Vietnam
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07 May 2020
-
01 April 2020
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22 March 2020
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21 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
07 March 2020
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07 March 2020
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03 March 2020
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28 February 2020
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26 February 2020
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26 February 2020
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23 February 2020
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03 February 2020
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03 February 2020
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01 February 2020
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25 January 2020
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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
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20 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Australia
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24 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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29 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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25 March 2020
-
22 March 2020
-
20 March 2020
Austria
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24 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
-
11 April 2020
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11 April 2020
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11 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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15 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
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15 March 2020
Brazil
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08 April 2020
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21 March 2020
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13 March 2020
China
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13 April 2020
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11 February 2020
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04 February 2020
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29 January 2020
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26 January 2020
Denmark
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17 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
France
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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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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
04 March 2020
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04 March 2020
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29 February 2020
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29 February 2020
Germany
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
-
15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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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
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16 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Iran
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19 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Ireland
-
10 April 2020
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10 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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29 March 2020
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28 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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20 March 2020
-
19 March 2020
-
18 March 2020
-
15 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
Morocco
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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
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06 May 2020
-
06 May 2020
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01 May 2020
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21 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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04 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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25 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 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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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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15 March 2020
-
13 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
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12 March 2020
New Zealand
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11 May 2020
-
07 May 2020
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20 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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12 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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22 March 2020
-
21 March 2020
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21 March 2020
Pakistan
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14 April 2020
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20 March 2020
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13 March 2020
Peru
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19 April 2020
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10 April 2020
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09 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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31 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
11 March 2020
Russia
-
13 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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30 March 2020
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30 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
28 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
04 January 2020
Saudi Arabia
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26 April 2020
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26 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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06 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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18 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
16 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
08 March 2020
Singapore
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03 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
03 April 2020
-
24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
South Africa
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23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
16 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
-
09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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28 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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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
-
31 March 2020
-
24 March 2020
-
12 March 2020
-
06 March 2020
-
03 March 2020
-
21 February 2020
-
15 February 2020
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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
-
14 February 2020
-
02 February 2020
-
30 January 2020
Citizens abroad
How governments are assisting their citizens abroad
Australia
-
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
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29 April 2020
-
23 April 2020
-
21 April 2020
-
19 April 2020
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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
-
08 April 2020
-
08 April 2020
China
-
13 April 2020
-
27 March 2020
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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
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