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. 2021 Sep 1;47(4):487–505. doi: 10.1057/s41302-021-00202-x

Table 5.

Date implementation of C1–C7 government policies

Countries C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7
Australia 24 Mar 02 Aug 18 Mar 29 Mar 18 May* 08 Jul 19 Mar
Austria 17 Nov 16 Mar 11 Mar 16 Mar 13 Mar* 16 Mar* 13 Mar
Belgium 14 Mar* 18 Mar 14 Mar 18 Mar 04 Feb** 18 Mar* 14 Mar
Canada 16 Mar 27 Mar 27 Mar 24 Nov 17 Mar* 30 Mar** 30 Mar*
Chile 15 Mar 16 Mar 16 Mar 15 May 3 July 15 May 25 Mar
Colombia 16 Mar 25 Mar 12 Mar 24 Apr 7 Jan 21 07 Jan 21 25 Mar
Czech Republic 11 Mar 14 Mar 11 Mar 23 Mar 02 Feb** 15 Mar* 16 Mar
Denmark 13 Mar 04 Jan 21 09 Dec 18 Mar 10 Mar* 09 Dec** 09 Dec**
Estonia 16 Mar 27 Mar 12 Mar 25 Mar 26 Feb** 29 Mar* 14 Mar
Finland 18 Mar* 14 Apr* 12 Mar 16 Mar 29 Dec** 16 Mar** 27 Mar
France 02 Mar 17 Mar 29 Feb 29 Feb 16 Mar* 17 Mar* 17 Mar
Germany 16 Mar 16 Dec 10 Mar 21 Mar 30 Nov* 21 Mar* 19 Mar
Greece 05 Mar 27 Mar 29 Feb 18 Mar 14 Mar* 23 Mar* 22 Mar
Hungary 16 Mar 16 Mar* 11 Mar 10 Nov 16 Mar* 27 Mar* 28 Mar
Iceland 16 Mar* 16 Mar* 16 Mar 31 Oct 27 Feb** 16 Mar*** 16 Mar**
Ireland 13 Mar 18 May* 12 Mar 15 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar* 28 Mar
Israel 13 Mar 01 Apr 04 Apr 15 Mar 26 Jan** 08 Apr 03 Apr
Italy 23 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 12 Apr 21 Mar 23 Feb
Japan 02 Mar 05 Jan 21* 09 Dec 05 Jan 21** 01 Dec* 08 Dec** 08 Dec*
Latvia 13 Mar 19 Dec 13 Mar 25 Oct 27 Mar* 13 Mar** 13 Mar**
Lithuania 16 Mar 16 Mar 12 Mar 16 Mar 16 Mar* 16 Dec* 10 Apr
Luxembourg 16 Mar 16 Mar 13 Mar 13 Mar 12 Mar* 17 Mar* 15 Mae
Mexico 23 Mar 26 Mar 24 Mar 30 Apr* 30 Mar* 30 Mar* 30 Mar
Netherlands 16 Mar 15 Mar 10 Mar 18 Aug 15 Dec 23 Mar* 15 Mar*
New Zealand 24 Mar 25 Mar 16 Mar 23 Mar 26 Mar 23 Mar* 23 Mar
Norway 12 Mar 04 Jan 21 24 Apr 24 Mar 12 Mar* 05 Nov** 24 Apr
Poland 12 Mar 15 Mar* 10 Mar 31 Mar 09 Apr* 31 Mar* 31 Mar
Portugal 16 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar* 19 Mar* 09 Apr
Slovakia 16 Mar 22 Oct 10 Mar 08 Apr 14 Mar* 08 Apr* 08 Apr
Slovenia 16 Mar 20 Mar 19 Mar 19 Mar 16 Mar 19 Mar** 30 Mar
South Korea 03 Feb 06 Apr 21 Feb 04 Apr 21 Jan** 21 Mar* 21 Mar
Spain 09 Mar 30 Mar 10 Mar 30 Mar 14 Mar* 14 Mar* 04 Jul
Sweden 17 Mar* 24 Nov* 12 Mar 24 Nov 15 Apr* 25 Mar** 04 Apr*
Switzerland 16 Mar 17 Mar 25 Feb 17 Mar 24 Jan** 17 Mar** 17 Mar*
Turkey 16 Mar 16 Mar* 16 Mar 12 Sep 15 Jan 21 11 Apr 28 Mar
United Kingdom 18 Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 23 Mar 20 Mar* 22 Mar* 22 Mar
United States 05 Mar 19 Mar 12 Mar 21 Mar 17 Mar* 15 Mar* 19 Mar

The table shows the date that each policy was implemented by country. Dates without asterisks imply implementation of government policies at their strictest levels

For C1 School closing, (*) corresponds to partial closing (for example just high school or just public schools)

For C2 Workplace Closing, (*) corresponds to partial closing (for example some sectors or categories of workers)

For C4 Restrictions on Gatherings, (*) corresponds to restrictions on gatherings between 11 and 100 people and (**) corresponds to restrictions on gatherings between 101 and 1000 people

For C5 Close Public Transport, (*) corresponds to recommend of closing and (**) corresponds to no measures taken

For C6 Stay At Home, (*) corresponds to require not leaving house with exceptions, (**) corresponds to recommend not leaving house and (***) corresponds to no measures taken

For C7 Restrictions on Internal Movement, (*) corresponds to recommend no to travel between regions/cities and (**) corresponds to no measures taken