Pour limiter la propagation de l’épidémie de la covid-19, le Gouvernement du Tchad a pris plusieurs mesures restrictives. Au fil de l’amélioration de la situation sanitaire mais également des répercussions sur les conditions de vie de la population, des évolutions notables ont été constatées.

When the first coronavirus case was reported in Pakistan in late February 2020, the provincial governments, followed by the federal government, imposed a strict nation-wide lockdown. All non-essential sectors (i.e. other than food and health) were closed. Food and medicine were only available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inter- and intra-city/province transport was completely banned; religious and other gatherings were prohibited; domestic and international flights were suspended; and international borders were closed in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. After two months of strict lockdown, active cases in Pakistan had fallen below projections and the governments decided to ease the lockdown. The following provides details of the policy measures taken by the federal and provincial governments from early May until the end of June 2020.

Palestine is a lower-middle income economy with a GDP per capita of USD 3 072 USD in 2017 (constant prices 2015) and a population, in 2018, of 4.92 million people, 1.96 million of whom live in the Gaza Strip and 2.95 million in the West Bank (PCBS, 2019). The Palestinian territories are under Israeli occupation and are characterized by a fragile security situation; there are numerous restrictions on the movement of people and goods and on access to natural resources and markets.

The COVID-19 crisis hit Palestine in early March 2020 when the first cases of the virus were confirmed. This triggered the declaration of a state of emergency by the Palestinian Prime Minister and the imposition of restrictions to contain the spread of the virus.