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Ethiopia - Population: 112,078,730
Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
Date
Measure
Detail
Source
2020-06-22 Amendments to funeral and burial regulations All deaths at home or in health facilities: funeral and burial arrangements will be held by the fami... Ethiopian Embassy
2020-03-13 Awareness campaigns Sanitation and hygiene recommendations... Ezega
2020-04-14 Border closure  All movements at land borders, except for the flow of cargo and essential goods, will be banned.... Ethiopian Embassy UK
2020-03-23 Border closure  Ethiopia has closed all land borders.... Borkena News
2020-04-14 Changes in prison-related policies All visitations to correctional facilities will be prohibited except for lawyers conferring with the... Ethiopian Embassy UK
2020-03-27 Changes in prison-related policies Ethiopia’s president has released over 4,000 prisoners in an effort to prevent overcrowding in pri... Democracy Now
2020-03-16 Closure of businesses and public services Courts and some government services have been suspended... Garda
2020-03-20 Closure of businesses and public services NIghtclubs and bars to close. ... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-04-17 Domestic travel restrictions Addis Ababa introduces road rationing scheme banning private vehicles (Code-2) with odd or even plat... APA
2020-04-11 Economic measures Landlords cannot evict tenants and neither can they increase rent... BBC
2020-04-30 Economic measures The government approved an array of economic response measures to ensure economic resilence and quic... The Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-27 Economic measures Bank of ethiopia increases the amt of money that can be transfered through mobile banking. ... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-16 Economic measures Budget for masks, soap, and other crucial items... Africa News
2020-03-20 Emergency administrative structures activated or established Correctional facilites to expand and make use of other holding spaces to avoid overcrowding. ... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-24 Health screenings in airports and border crossings Ethiopia begins screening at an Addis Ababa airport to curb the import of coronavirus. ... AA
2020-03-27 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies foreigners who arrive in ehtiopia and cannot afford to be quarantined at various hotels will be sent... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-20 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies All passengers arriving in Ethiopia will be quarantined for 14 days in designated hotels, at their o... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-02-22 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies 14 day quarantine for those have been in Hubei province in the last 14 days. ... US Embassy
2020-03-20 Isolation and quarantine policies All passengers arriving in Ethiopia will be quarantined for 14 days in designated hotels, at their o... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-27 Isolation and quarantine policies foreigners who arrive in ehtiopia and cannot afford to be quarantined at various hotels will be sent... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-06-22 Isolation and quarantine policies All travellers arriving at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport who have a certificate of negative... Ethiopian Embassy
2020-02-22 Isolation and quarantine policies 14 day quarantine for those have been in Hubei province in the last 14 days. ... US Embassy
2020-03-31 Limit public gatherings Ethiopia cancels parliamentary polls.... AA
2020-03-16 Limit public gatherings Large gatherings banned, smaller need approval.... Africa News
2020-04-11 Limit public gatherings The government has banned gatherings of more than four people unless there is an absolute necessity,... BBC
2020-04-14 Limit public gatherings Students and teachers are banned from meeting and will only be permitted to connect online or by oth... Ethiopian Embassy UK
2020-03-22 Military deployment Ethiopia will deploy the army to halt the movement of people along all borders, with the exception o... Africa News
2020-04-14 Other public health measures enforced Greetings by handshake are banned.... Ethiopian Embassy UK
2020-04-11 Other public health measures enforced People must wear masks in public... BBC
2020-03-16 Public services closure  Courts and some government services have been suspended... Garda
2020-03-20 Public services closure  NIghtclubs and bars to close. ... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-05-08 Requirement to wear protective gear in public The City Transport Authority ordered passengers using minibuses to wear face masks as of Friday May ... Africa News
2020-03-16 Schools closure  Schools at all levels will be closed except higher education instituions... Africa News
2020-03-27 Schools closure  School closure will be extended 2 weeks.... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-04-08 State of emergency declared Ethiopia has declared a 5 month nationwide state of emergency... Office of the Prime Minister
2020-03-26 State of emergency declared Tigray regional state announced a region-wide state of emergency ... Africa News
2020-03-27 Strengthening the public health system Gvmt calls upon newly retired and training doctors to be prepared for national duty if the situation... Office of the Prime Minister
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