Table 1.
List of documents analysed.
| Nation | Headline of the document | Issuing date |
|---|---|---|
| Italya | Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 26/04/2020 |
| Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 10/04/2020 | |
| Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 01/04/2020 | |
| Ministry of Health Ordinance | 20/3/2020 | |
| Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 08/03/2020 | |
| Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 04/03/2020 | |
| Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 01/03/2020 | |
| Decision of the President of the Council of Ministers | 23/02/2020 | |
| Ministry of Health Ordinance | 23/02/2020 | |
| France | Prime Minister's speech introducing the deconfinement plan | 28/04/2020 |
| Decree No. 220-423 supplementing Decree No. 220-293 prescribing the general measures against the COVID-19 epidemic | 14/04/2020 | |
| Decree No. 2020-293 prescribing the general measures against the COVID-19 epidemic | 23/03/2020 | |
| Emergency Law No. 2020-290 to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic | 23/03/2020 | |
| Decree No. 2020-260 regulating travel in the context of the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus | 16/03/2020 | |
| Order for various measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus | 14/03/2020 | |
| Germany | Telephonic conference of the Federal Chancellor and the heads of the federal states | 15/04/2020 |
| Discussion between the Chancellor and the heads of the federal states | 22/03/2020 | |
| Agreement between the government and the heads of the federal states | 16/03/2020 | |
| Guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus | 16/03/2020 | |
| Discussion between the Chancellor and the heads of the federal states | 12/03/2020 |
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In Italy the total number of dispositions, decisions and laws relating to COVID-19 up to 30 April 2020 amounted to 235, coming from various sources, including Parliament, the Council of Ministers' Presidency, Ministries, Agencies and ad hoc Commissioners. https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/dettaglioArea/12 [only in Italian].