Table 2.
Events Codes and Description.
| 10 Closure policies | |
|---|---|
| ID | Description of the Intervention Announcement |
| C1 | Closing of schools and universities |
| C2 | Closing of workplaces |
| C3 | Cancelling public events |
| C4 | Restrictions on private gatherings |
| C5 | Closing of public transport |
| C6 | Stay-at-home requirements |
| C7 | Restrictions on internal movement between cities/regions |
| C8 | Restrictions on international travel |
| Economic policies | |
| E1 | Income support – The government provides direct cash payments to people/ households who lose their jobs or cannot work. |
| E2 | Debt/contract relief – The government freezes financial obligations for households (e.g., Stopping loan repayments, preventing utilities from being cut off or banning evictions). |
| Health system policies | |
| H1 | Presence of public information campaigns |
| H2 | Government policy on who has access to testing for current infection |
| H3 | Government policy on contact tracing after a positive diagnosis. |
Note: Table 2 lists the types of intervention announcements under investigation and their description. C, E, and H stand for closure, economic, and health interventions, respectively. Overall, there are eight types of closure interventions (C1 through C8), two types of economic interventions (E1 and E2), and three types of health interventions (H1, H2, and H3). Detailed information can be found on the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) database by Hale et al. (2020): https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/research-projects/coronavirus-government-response-tracker. Data retrieved on 17 May 2020.