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| A1 | Quarantine/lockdown of patients and those suspected of infection | Policies to quarantine or shelter in place for at least 14 days. For example, “Hong Kong, a semiautonomous Chinese region, requires travelers from all countries to self-quarantine for 14 days” |
| A2 | Internal border restrictions reducing the ability to move freely (transportation) within a country | Government policies which reduce the ability to move freely within a country. For example, in Peru as of March 15 2020, “officials are also restricting the movement of people across provinces” |
| A3 | Social distancing | Government policies that limit physical contact between individuals to 1.5 meters or 6 feet. For example, in Germany, “a 1.5 meter (4.9 feet) distance should be kept at all times when in public” |
| A4 | Health monitoring | Government policies that seek to monitor the health of individuals who are afflicted with or who are likely to be afflicted with the coronavirus. For example, “Taiwan CDC monitors all individuals who had traveled to Wuhan within 14 days and exhibited a fever or symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections” |
| A5 | Public awareness campaigns | Efforts to disseminate and convey reliable information about COVID-19, including ways to prevent or mitigate the health effects of COVID-19. For example, on March 22, 2020, it was announced that “the Provincial Youth Council in Namibia carried out an intense public awareness campaign on methods of disease prevention, during which, young associates distributed pamphlets with statements about the pandemic and ways of prevention” |
| A6 | Restriction of nonessential businesses | Government policies that restrict nonessential commercial activity. For example, in Serbia, “as of March 21, 2020, the following measures are in effect: supermarkets, gas stations, restaurants, post offices, banks and other service providers will be reducing their hours to observe the curfew, with some closing at 6 : 00 PM or earlier. Cafes, restaurants and shopping centers are closed, however food delivery is allowed” |
| A7 | Restrictions of mass gatherings | Government policies that limit the number of people allowed to congregate in a place. For example, on March 16, 2020, in the United States, “the latest recommendation announced Monday by the federal government to promote social distancing and limit the transmission of the coronavirus is: no more than 10 people in one place” |
| A8 | External border restrictions reducing the ability to exit or enter a country | Government policies which reduce the ability to access ports of entry to or exit from a country. For example, “Namibian government suspends inbound and outbound flights for 30 days” |
| A9 | Closure of schools | Government policy that closes educational establishments in a country. For example, in Slovakia, as of March 12, 2020, “all schools and educational establishments will be shut down” |
| A10 | Government policies that affect the country’s health resources (materials and health worker) | Government policies which affect the material (e.g., medical equipment, number of hospitals for public health) or human (e.g., doctors, nurses) health resources of a country. For example, “Taiwan bans exports of face masks; ban extended to the end of April (2020)” or “Government approves plan to build 60 production lines to make an additional 6 million masks per day” |
| A11 | Formation of new task units/bureaus and government policies changing administrative capacity to respond to the crisis | Government policy that changes the administrative capacity of a part of government to respond to the crisis. For example, on January 20, 2020, “Taiwan activated the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) which mobilizes government funds and military personnel to facilitate face mask production” |
| A12 | Common health testing (independent of suspected infection) | Government policies which seek to sample large populations for coronavirus regardless of suspected likelihood of affliction with coronavirus. |
| A13 | Curfew | Government policies that limit domestic freedom of movement to certain times of the day. For example, in Serbia, “as of March 21, 2020 the following measures are in effect: curfew for all residents with few exceptions from 8:00pm to 5:00am the next day” |
| A14 | Restriction of nonessential government services | Government policy that restricts nonessential government services. For example, in Malaysia, from March 18, 2020, to March 31, 2020, “all government and private services except those involved in essential services such as water, electricity, power, telecommunications, postal, transportation, fuel, finance, banking, health, pharmacy, fire, port, airport, security, retail and food supply will also be closed” |
| A15 | Declaration of emergency | The head of government declares a state of national emergency. For example, on March 15, 2020, in South Africa: “President Ramaphosa announces national state of disaster” |
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