| 1970-01-01 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            no official policy in place but stated as a posibility... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 1970-01-01 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            no official policy in place but stated as a posibility... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-02 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Italy... | 
                                                                                            Sapo25  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-08 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Airlines temporarily suspended its flights from Cabo Verde to Washington due to significa... | 
                                                                                            eTurbo News  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-19 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            As of March 19, non-Cabo Verdean citizens will not be permitted entry for a period of three weeks. T... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy in Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-19 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Effective March 19, for 3 weeks, the Government of Cabo Verde will suspend commercial passenger flig... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy in Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-20 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            Passengers on board cruise ships and sailboats will not be allowed to disembark in Cabe Verde from 1... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy in Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-20 | 
                                                                                            Schools closure  | 
                                                                                            remote teaching (radio) beginning on April 20 throughout the national territory, as an instrument to... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-20 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Green Line 800 11 12, available to the public with requests for information and handling of suspicio... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-24 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Social Concert Agreement: To support companies and increase their liquidity, it was agreed to create... | 
                                                                                            Cabe Verde Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared from the 27th of March, at zero o'clock and until the 17th of April, sig... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Informal sector measures ensure basic needs for food, access to health, family income and care - Pri... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Schools closure  | 
                                                                                            Schools remain closed until 17 April ... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            “flights and sea connections are suspended, with the exception of flights and sea connections carr... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Public services closure  | 
                                                                                            municipal markets for the sale of agri-food products should operate with a reduced number of vendors... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            Ulisses Correia e Silva called on citizens to be faster than the virus “staying and staying at hom... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            municipal markets for the sale of agri-food products should operate with a reduced number of vendors... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            Surveillance and monitoring | 
                                                                                            maritime surveillance will be reinforced to avoid and react to the violation of restrictive measures... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Goverment  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Public services closure  | 
                                                                                            All businesses and activities not deemed essential should be closed during the lockdown... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            Curfews placed on essential service home delivery catering firms, e-commerce firms and services for ... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            All businesses and activities not deemed essential should be closed during the lockdown... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-29 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            Some essential serices are subject to opening hours, namely: Catering services can maintain their re... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-30 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Ulisses Correia e Silva said that he attested that 'there is enough disinfectant gel necessary to su... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            On April 1, 2020, Decree-Law No. 38/2020, of March 31, came into force, which establishes exceptiona... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            179 more nurses are recruited and are being placed to reinforce health services in the various munic... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-07 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Government to create working group to think about post-pandemic economic policies. The information w... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            the Executive has decided to introduce a standard in terms of access to the incentives provided by t... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            extension of the deadline for automatic contract resolutions (it was 15 days, there will be another ... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-16 | 
                                                                                            State of emergency declared | 
                                                                                            On April 16, the Government of Cabo Verde extended the State of Emergency for the islands of Boa Vis... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy in Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-17 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            New ban on inter-island travel. Prime Minister announced that the only exception to the current ban ... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy in Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-17 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            Prime Minister delegates powers to MAI to coordinate mitigation actions for COVID-19 in Boa Vista as... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-21 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            People stuck on islands with virus ‘can go home after negative test’... | 
                                                                                            Macau Bus Hub  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-23 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility... | 
                                                                                            IMF  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            permanent measures will be implemented for the organization of public services, regular and mandator... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            “Public health precautionary measures regarding individual protection, hygiene and health surveill... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Tax incentives will also be created for national production and commercialization of disinfectant ge... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            companies operating in Cape Verde will be certified to produce social or community masks, through ta... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | 
                                                                                            Requirement to wear protective gear in public | 
                                                                                            use of facial masks in closed indoor spaces for public attendance or that involve contact with the p... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | 
                                                                                            General recommendations | 
                                                                                            use of face masks is recommended, particularly in crowded situations, for more vulnerable people, na... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            certain restrictions on businesses and public areas remain in effect under the “State of Calamity�... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            State of Emergency Extended for Santiago and Boa Vista through May 14... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            Under Cabo Verdean law, all individuals outside their home are required to wear a facemask. the use ... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            Nation-wide restrictions on inter-island movement of people to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 vi... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-02 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            the islands outside the state of emergency, public works and infrastructures with an impact on emplo... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-02 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            “For all the islands, including Boa Vista and Santiago, the allocation of social income for emerge... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-04 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            S. Vicente leaves state of emergency on Monday... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-05 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Surgical masks will be used by health professionals and others who have greater contact with risk, s... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-05 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            Civil servants or civil servants, as well as private ones, who work with public service, in which us... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-05 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Ulisses Correia e Silva ensures that low-income people will have community masks free of charge “T... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-08 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            “All federations have agreed to cancel their sporting seasons due to the demanding health protocol... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-11 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            inter-island maritime connections for passenger transport are subject to compliance with health prot... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-11 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Chinese companies in Cape Verde donate 6.5 million escudos to reinforce the fight against the pandem... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-11 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            Resumption of inter-island maritime connections for passenger transport, with the exception of those... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-13 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                             Government provides more than 25 thousand contos for domestic workers The measure was taken with th... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Ambassador in Brussels donates half his salary to provide sanitary material to Equatoguinean colony... | 
                                                                                            Govt RoEQ  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            the duty of home collection will be exercised, with the movement of people being allowed to go to wo... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            “Services, companies and other organizations, public and private, will be allowed to operate”, s... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                            cultural, recreational, sports, leisure and fun activities are still prohibited;... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            extension of the State of Emergency in Santiago for another 15 days is justified... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                            carrying out of religious and worship activities that imply the gathering of people “ allowed in S... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-20 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            It is essential that projects are carried out, especially the priority ones, says DG Treasury... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-21 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Government approves regulation for the prevention of contagion in vocational training institutions... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-22 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Government creates extraordinary compensation for workers in the National Health Service... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-29 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            Ulisses Correia e Silva approves the Deconfination Plan... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-29 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            permanent health safety rules and procedures are defined to be followed in restaurants, bars, hotels... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-29 | 
                                                                                            Awareness campaigns | 
                                                                                            discipline and compliance with rules will continue to be necessary so that“ we can live with the v... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-29 | 
                                                                                            Mass population testing | 
                                                                                            massification of rapid tests and tests will continue in Praia laboratories and the reinforcement of ... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-29 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            SATA flight arrives in Praia with laboratory equipment and materials to support COVID-19 control... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-01 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            maritime connections for passenger transport, originating and destination in Boa Vista, will resume ... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-01 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            limitation of the opening hours of restaurants, fixed until 9 pm, are lifted on the 1st of June, thr... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-05 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            Government wants to give justice and the justice sector all the instruments so that they can return ... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-05 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            law that repeals articles 6 and 7 of Law No. 83 / IX / 2020 of 4 April, which establishes exceptiona... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-12 | 
                                                                                            Surveillance and monitoring | 
                                                                                            Report confirms that the “Measures Adopted under the Declaration of the State of Emergency” by t... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-18 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            Museums start activities in compliance with all imposed health requirements... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-22 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            Amending Budget prioritizes Health and protects household income... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-22 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Amending Budget prioritizes Health and protects household income... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            Inter-island air links will resume as of June 30, including Santiago,... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | 
                                                                                            Schools closure  | 
                                                                                            Face-to-face classes of basic and secondary education will only take place in the next school year. ... | 
                                                                                            Govt of Cabo Verde  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-04 | 
                                                                                            Surveillance and monitoring | 
                                                                                            Government creates team to reinforce inspection actions to combat Covid-19... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-08 | 
                                                                                            Surveillance and monitoring | 
                                                                                            Government meets with municipalities to discuss directive for monitoring and supervising the impleme... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-15 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            from July 15, inter-island air travel and maritime connections between all islands for passenger tra... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-15 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            Person who travels from Santiago or Sal to other islands, must present, at check in , a COVID 19 scr... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-08-14 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            “Despite the pandemic, we are creating all the conditions so that the start of the economy, even l... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-09-30 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                            cultural and sporting events such as parties, festivals and games of the various modalities, accordi... | 
                                                                                            Cabo Verde Govt  |