Annex B. Lockdown measures in selected countries: February-June 2020
Table A B.1. Lockdown measures: February-June 2020 – Selected countries | |||
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Country | Domain concerned | Dates | Description |
Australia | Schools | 24/3-early May | Schools closed. Partial resumption of in-person schooling from early May (depending on State/Territory) |
Employment | 22/3-15/5 | non-essential services closed (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | |
26/5- 30/6 | non-essential businesses and services open, working from home recommended | ||
Stay at home | 21/3-1/4 | recommend not leaving house | |
2/4-14/5 | required not to leave house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | ||
29/5-30/6 | No restrictions | ||
Canada | Schools | 23/3-30/6 | All schools closed |
Employment | 14/3-30/6 | Working from home recommended | |
Stay at home | 18/3-21/6 | 3 required not to leave house with minimal exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | |
22/6-30/6 | 2 required not to leave house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | ||
Flanders | Schools | 16/3-11/5 | All schools closed |
Employment | 14/3-17/3 | require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | |
18/3-10/5 | Non-essential workplaces closed (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) | ||
11/5-30/6 | require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
Stay at home | 18/3-7/6 | require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | |
8/6-30/6 | No restrictions | ||
France | Schools | 16/3-11/5 | Primary schools closed |
16/3-19/5 | Lower secondary schools closed | ||
16/3-25/5 | Upper secondary schools closed | ||
Employment | 17/3-10/5 | Non-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) closed (or work from home) | |
11/5-21/6 | non-essential services require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
22/6-30/6 | non-essential businesses and services reopen recommended working from home | ||
Stay at home | 17/3-10/5 | require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | |
11/5-21/6 | recommend not leaving house | ||
22/6-30/6 | No restrictions | ||
Germany | Schools | 16/3-04/05 | All schools closed |
Employment | 22//3-30/6 | non-essential services require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | |
Stay at home | 9/3-20/3 | recommend not leaving house | |
21/3-5/5 | require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | ||
6/5-30/6 | No restrictions | ||
Ireland | Schools | 13/3-29/6 | Primary schools closed |
13/3-31/5 | Secondary schools closed | ||
Employment | 12/3-26/3 | Working from home recommended | |
27/3-17/5 | require closing (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) | ||
18/5-25/6 | non-essential services require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
26/6-30/6 | Working from home recommended | ||
Stay at home | 26/3-27/3 | recommend not leaving house | |
28/3-17/5 | require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | ||
18/5-25/6 | Recommended not leaving house | ||
36/6-30/6 | No restrictions | ||
The Netherlands | Schools | 16/3-11/5 | Primary schools closed |
16/3-2/6 | Secondary schools closed | ||
Employment | 12/3-14/3 | Working from home recommended | |
15/3-10/5 | require closing (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) | ||
11/5-30/6 | require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
Stay at home | 6/3-22/3 | Recommended not to leave house | |
23/3-10/5 | Requirement not to leave house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | ||
11/5-30/6 | recommend not leaving house | ||
Switzerland | Schools | 11/3-6/5 | Primary and lower secondary schools closed |
11/3-8/6 | Upper secondary schools closed | ||
Employment | 17/3-26/4 | require closing (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) | |
27/4-5/6 | non-essential services require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
6/6-30/6 | Working from home recommended | ||
Stay at home | 17/3-22/6 | recommend not leaving house | |
23/6-30/6 | No restrictions | ||
United Kingdom | Schools | 23/3-1/6 | Primary schools closed |
23/3-15/6 | Secondary schools closed | ||
Employment | 12/3-26/3 | Working from home recommended | |
27/3-17/5 | require closing (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) | ||
18/5-25/6 | non-essential services require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
26/6-30/6 | Working from home recommended | ||
Stay at home | 13/3-21/3 | recommend not leaving house | |
22/3-12/5 | require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | ||
13/5-30/6 | recommend not leaving house | ||
United States | Schools | 24/3- | All public schools closed until end of 2020 school year |
Employment | 19/3-14/6 | require closing (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (e.g. grocery stores, doctors) | |
15/6-30/6 | non-essential services require closing (or work from home) for some sectors or categories of workers | ||
Stay at home | 15/3-30/6 | require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips | |
Sources: (Hale et al., 2021[1]; OECD, 2021[2]); (Bacher-Hicks, Goodman and Mulhern, 2021[3], Table A3). |
References
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[2] OECD (2021), The State of School Education: One Year into the COVID Pandemic, https://doi.org/10.1787/201dde84-en.
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