| 2020-07-01 | 
                                                                                            Schools closure  | 
                                                                                            Day Care Centres are allowed to be reopened... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-30 | 
                                                                                            Requirement to wear protective gear in public | 
                                                                                            All congregants in churches should wear a face mask or face covering upon entering the facility.... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | 
                                                                                            Requirement to wear protective gear in public | 
                                                                                            continued adherence to hand hygiene and the wearing of masks also applies to all businesses which we... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Requirement to wear protective gear in public | 
                                                                                            Bus drivers or their conductors, will be required to sanitize the hands of passengers before they en... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                             lifting the ban on liquor licenses but you cannot go in what we call the rum shops and socialize th... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-06 | 
                                                                                            Changes in prison-related policies | 
                                                                                            visits suspended indefinitely... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-17 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            encourage the population to consume more local products... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-04 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            Dominica Cancer Society advises cancer patients to be extremely careful... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-11 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) releases a four-part series on how the island has dealt with pande... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-20 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            PM Skerrit admonishes public not to discriminate against those with COVID-19... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-07 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                             Clients asked to cooperate in facilitating contact-tracing process in Dominica... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            all public officials except for essential workers expected to work from home ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-14 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            UWI Open Campus develops COVID-19 website... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-03 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            CARICOM approves regional protocol to deal with COVID-19 virus... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-15 | 
                                                                                            Mass population testing | 
                                                                                            high risk groups such as cashiers, bus drivers, and those at nursing homes and prisons are being sch... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-25 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            All individuals identified during contact tracing will be tested and placed under quarantine... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-25 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            All individuals identified during contact tracing will be tested and placed under quarantine... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-25 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            LIAT‘s commercial passenger services will remain suspended until 15th July 2020, due to the contin... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-23 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            Dominica puts food security committee in place... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                            Sporting activities have also been allowed to resume, allowing for spectators.... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-12 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            Emergency Powers Act Order 2020, which governs the curfew put in place due to Covid-19, will be exte... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-02-15 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Health practitioners have undergone training on how to prepare for the advent of the deadly coronavi... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-26 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Dominica Red Cross launches Psychosocial Support Line... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-23 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Dominica to implement $65 million World Bank-funded food base restoration programme... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-06 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            a separate entrance screening for suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has been put in place at th... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-02-11 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            prepared laboratory to be only one in carribean capable of testing for virus... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-01-29 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            ongoing training to provide updated and standard case definitions to all relevant stakeholders.Also,... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-05 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Survey to determine extent of COVID-19 infection in Dominica begins next week... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-20 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Standpipes being installed in Roseau to facilitate hand washing in view of coronavirus... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-03 | 
                                                                                            Testing policy | 
                                                                                            rapid testing will be done on visitors and nationals entering Dominica once the borders are opened.... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Republic Bank extends safety net... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-20 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            National Bank of Dominica (NBD), a moratorium on principal and interest repayment for all interested... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-15 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            National Co-operative Credit Union (NCCU) Limited has formalized a specific package of relief: A thr... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-02 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Deadline extended for filing of income tax returns in Dominica... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-09 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            extend the State of Emergency to 3 months and the curfew order by an additional 21 days... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-26 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            a medical brigade from Cuba consisting of 25 nurses, 5 doctors and four lab technicians will arrive ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-25 | 
                                                                                            Surveillance and monitoring | 
                                                                                            The public is further advised to inform health officials in their districts of anyone not adhering t... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-05 | 
                                                                                            Surveillance and monitoring | 
                                                                                            Advanced Passenger Information System or API has been put in place at all ports of entry in Dominica... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            Government appoints national coordinator for Coronavirus pandemic... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-04 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            Leeward Island Air Transport reported Friday that it is suspending all passenger services for the ne... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            2-day curfew from 22:00 March 28 to 8:00 March 31 ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            A curfew is now in effect from 6pm to 6am on weekdays, with a total lockdown on weekends, until the ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            the lifting of some restrictions under Emergency Powers SRO; opening of some businesses ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-15 | 
                                                                                            Additional health/documents requirements upon arrival | 
                                                                                            all persons entering Dominica should have a negative PCR Test from a nationally approved or state-re... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-06 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            The prime minister also called on the Dominican public to cease from spreading fake news as it relat... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-09 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            Magistrates’ Court now fully functional... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-05 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            previously closed businesses are now allowed to open by adhering to strict guidelines... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            churches and places of worship open but with a maximum of 250 persons... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-26 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            Commonwealth of Dominica shall suspend all commercial air and sea access to all non-Dominicans effec... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-31 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            essential businesses allowed to open, busses to have one passenger per row, liquour licenses suspend... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            COVID-19 task force... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            Full lockdown | 
                                                                                            6:00 p.m. on Friday to 6:00 a.m. on Monday, there will be a total lockdown and only essential worker... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-03 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Dominicans encouraged to support beleaguered tourism industry by taking Staycations... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Public services closure  | 
                                                                                            all public officials except for essential workers expected to work from home ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-31 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                             large gatherings of people have been observed at various “rum shops, ” suspending liquor licens... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-20 | 
                                                                                            Mass population testing | 
                                                                                            implementing of community-level testing through random selections of asymptomatic cases.... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                             Wi-Fi networks have been established in fifty-six (56) primary schools and thirteen (13) secondary ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-14 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            Minister for Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence has put... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            the lifting of some restrictions under Emergency Powers SRO; opening of some businesses ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-01-24 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            The Ministry wishes to advise the public to exercise the usual precautionary measures for prevention... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-27 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            Returning Dominicans warned to comply with quarantine protocols or face more stringent measures. str... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-02 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            Public urged to pay equal attention to COVID-19 and hurricane season... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-30 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            PAHO Director calls for continued immunization to avoid risk of other outbreaks during COVID-19 pand... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-13 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            The Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has formed a COVID-19 committee to educate the public on p... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-08-07 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            Dominica’s borders were opened to international travellers on Friday, August 7th.... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-30 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            Places of worship in Dominica allowed to open from May 30 with certain restrictions... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-18 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Income support, tax reduction, loans among relief measures announced ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-01-29 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            the government of Dominica has sent funds to students studying in Wuhan city China – ground zero f... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-15 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            current curfew will be changed to the hours of 10pm to 5am from Monday 15th June 2020.... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            all curfew restrictions are lifted, physically distancing will now be 3ft.”... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-08 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Dominica and 60 other countries are set to benefit from a US$6 million grant that will go towards th... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-09 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            extend the State of Emergency to 3 months and the curfew order by an additional 21 days... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            ... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-25 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            As of 25th May, opening hours of business will be Monday to Friday up to 6:00 pm, Saturdays up to 3:... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-06 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved US$16.4 million in additional financing for Dom... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-07 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            In order to effectively assess the situation, CARICOM has launched a COVID-19 Food Security and Live... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-12 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                             Ministry of Health also advises that the Emergency Powers Act Order 2020 regarding the curfew to be... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-08 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            Dominicans warned to follow official health guidelines or face total shutdown... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-30 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            national contact tracing and sampling committee... | 
                                                                                            Dominica News Online   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            A state of emergency has been extended to Tuesday, June 30... | 
                                                                                            GardaWorld  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), Canefield Airport (DCF), and seaports remain closed to all passengers... | 
                                                                                            GardaWorld  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), Canefield Airport (DCF), and seaports remain closed to all passengers... | 
                                                                                            GardaWorld  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            extension of nationwide nightly curfew to May 11 (between 18:00 - 06:00 with a total lockdown is in ... | 
                                                                                            GardaWorld  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-15 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            returning nationals on July 15... | 
                                                                                            Jamaica Gleaner  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-08-15 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            The Government announced that the borders will be opened to international travel on August 15... | 
                                                                                            Jamaica Gleaner  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            the Commonwealth of Dominica lifted its state of emergency.... | 
                                                                                            PR Newswire  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Borders remain closed, whereas key economic sectors are reopening... | 
                                                                                            PR Newswire  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-26 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                             the World Bank announced that it will provide Dominica with an additional US$3 million financing. W... | 
                                                                                            PR Newswire  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-10 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            In April, the World Bank assisted Dominica with US$6.6 million to strengthen its response to the pan... | 
                                                                                            PR Newswire  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 1970-01-01 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            China... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy  |