Table 3.
Number and percentage of countries implementing NPIs and days/weeks before ASMD.
| Category1 | Intervention1 | Number (%) of countries with intervention | >8 weeks before | 7–8 weeks before | 4–6 weeks before | 2–3 weeks before | 10–14 days before | 7–9 days before | 4–6 days before | 1–3 days before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance and socio-economic measures. | Economic measures | 32 (54.2%) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 22 (37.3%) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Limit product imports/exports | 4 (6.8%)2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Military deployment | 7 (11.9%)2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| State of emergency declared | 26 (44.1%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Lockdown | Lockdown (Partial/Full) | 18 (30.5%)3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
| Partial lockdown | 17 (28.8%) | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| Movement restrictions | Additional health/documents requirements upon arrival | 8 (13.6%)2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Border checks | 11 (18.6%)2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Border closure | 27 (45.8%) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |||||
| Domestic travel restrictions | 10 (16.9%)2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| International flights suspension | 21 (35.6%) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Surveillance and monitoring | 11 (18.6%)2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Visa restrictions | 15 (25.4%) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Public health measures | Awareness campaigns | 24 (40.7%) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| General recommendations | 28 (47.5%) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Health screenings in airports and border crossings | 22 (37.3%) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Isolation and quarantine policies | 29 (49.2%) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Mass population testing | 3 (5.1%)2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Psychological assistance and medical social work | 3 (5.1%)2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Strengthening the public health system | 33 (55.9%) | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| Testing policy | 4 (6.8%)2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Social distancing | Changes in prison-related policies | 8 (13.6%)2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Closure of businesses and public services | 33 (55.9%) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | |||||
| Limit public gatherings | 46 (78%) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Schools closure | 38 (64.4%) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
NPIs occurring only in 1 or 2 countries before ASMD are not presented in the table.
1 Categories and interventions as defined by ACAPs.
2 NPIs occurring in <20% of the countries were excluded from the statistical analysis.
3 Lockdown NPIs were combined into a single NPI. If a country experienced both partial and full lockdowns the country was only counted once for the combined NPI.