# COVID-19 lockdowns

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, cordons sanitaires and similar societal restrictions), were implemented in numerous countries and territories around the world. These restrictions were established with the intention to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. By April 2020, about half of the world's population was under some form of lockdown, with more than 3.9 billion people in more than 90 countries or territories having been asked or ordered to stay at home by their governments. Although similar disease control measures have been used for hundreds of years, the scale of those implemented in the 2020s is thought to be unprecedented.
Research and case studies have shown that lockdowns were generally effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19, therefore flattening the curve. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended lockdowns to limit contact therefore decreasing transmission of the virus. While in lockdown, local governments were instructed to test their communities for the virus, contact trace, and gather supplies. To achieve a balance between restrictions and normal life, the WHO recommends a response to the pandemic that consists of strict personal hygiene, effective contact tracing, and isolating when ill.
In addition to the health effects of lockdown restrictions, researchers have found the lockdowns have reduced crime and violence by armed non-state actors, such as the Islamic State, and other terrorist groups. They have also had profound negative economic impacts, and have been met with protests in some territories.

## Efficacy

Lockdowns, implemented in many countries, were effective at reducing COVID-19 mortality.

### Voluntary versus mandatory restrictions

One study led by an economist at the University of Chicago found that involuntary lockdowns had little impact, with voluntary distancing making up nearly 90% of the fall in consumer traffic as people feared the virus itself. Similarly, a National Bureau of Economic Research study found stay-at-home orders increased staying at home by just 5–10%. Another study from Yale University found that most social distancing was voluntary, driven primarily by "media coverage of morbidity and mortality".
On the other hand, some studies have argued that coercive measures probably decreased interactions, while accepting that most of the reduction may have been voluntary. One of those two studies, by Flaxman et al., has been criticized, among other things for having a country-specific adjustment factor, without which the model would predict a massive number of deaths for Sweden. One widely cited economic simulation asserting that shelter-in-place orders reduced total cases three-fold, however, held voluntary distancing constant. Another study found a 30% difference among border-counties where stay-at-home orders were imposed.
Another study that compared the impact of 'less restrictive interventions' on the spread of COVID-19 in Sweden and South Korea, with mandatory stay-at home orders in 8 other countries, such as France and Spain, did not find evidence for greater disease control in the countries with more restrictions. However, the findings of the study have been questioned due to its numerous limitations, including the small sample size of countries.
Some research has also found that an "advisory" approach is not adequate to control COVID-19 outbreaks. An analysis of an outbreak in northern Italy found that an effective reduction in community transmission occurred during a strict national lockdown, and that earlier less stringent measures were ineffective at reducing mobility to a level low enough to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Google has consistently collected data on movements, showing rapid declines in public activity long before legal restrictions were imposed. An April 2020 poll found that 93% of Americans voluntarily chose to only leave home when necessary, regardless of legal restrictions.

## Reception

A February 2021 review of 348 articles concluded there was acknowledgement of the importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions in controlling the spread of COVID-19. However, later research also acknowledges high societal costs, though in some circumstances less than the costs of allowing the pandemic to spread without mitigation.

### Related to epidemiology

Epidemiological evidence supports generalized non-pharmaceutical interventions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
During the early stages of the pandemic in Europe and the United States, statistical modeling which advised that restrictions were helpful to prevent a large number of deaths were used as the basis for lockdowns. This includes an Imperial College projection, led by epidemiologist Neil Ferguson. Despite some criticisms, academics defended the Imperial projection as fundamentally sound, while admitting the code was "a buggy mess". Retrospective evaluation of lockdowns and computer modeling has verified that they have significantly contributed to reducing mortality and morbidity from COVID-19.
A notable opponent of lockdowns has included Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, who has frequently criticised the strategy. The Swedish government's approach has included minimal restrictions and has been controversial in part due to the relatively high death toll due to widespread transmission. However, the Swedish government began considering enacting a lockdown in early 2021.
While arguing in August 2020 for the need for further lockdowns in the United States, physicians Ranu Dhillon and Abraar Karan argued for "smarter lockdowns" that impose restrictions on areas with high levels of transmission, and to increase support to vulnerable populations in these locations to offset the economic costs.
A number of medical experts signed the Great Barrington Declaration in October 2020 which called for "Focused Protection" on high risk groups and minimal restrictions on the general population to achieve herd immunity through COVID-19 infection. However, the majority of medical experts and the WHO have strongly criticised this proposed strategy for its lack of scientific basis and for being unethical. The declaration has also attracted controversy over its funding and the authenticity of its signatures.

### Related to social impacts

The lockdowns had multiple effects on people's everyday lives. Some of these were direct effects, such as cancelling or postponing a social event, and others had indirect effects, such as losing a sense of identity. For example, teachers often derive meaning and a sense of life purpose from teaching, but the schools were closed, which caused many of them to feel disconnected from their identity as teachers. Many people also felt that they could not trust that the things (e.g., doorknobs) and people around them were safe. People also lost a sense of time, with the feelings of unpredictability developing into the opposite of the normal human ontological security. Instead of knowing what to do, what to trust, and what to expect in the future, people felt disconnected and at a loss. It also made people more aware of the pre-existing problems they were facing, such as abuse, addiction, and racism. The sociologist Ann Swidler compared the social changes to anomie, an absence of social norms that was first described at the end of the Industrial Revolution, as the prior, socially agreed-upon system of interpersonal connections, values, interdependence, and ideas about normal behavior was set aside, and a new system had not yet emerged.
Some commentators have suggested that stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional, or that states' use of emergency powers to restrict freedom of assembly and movement are authoritarian and may result in long-term democratic backsliding. Centralization of power by political leadership in Hungary, Poland, China and Cambodia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been cited as examples. Many states restricted religious gatherings.
Some researchers have noted that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have come with mental health costs, compounded by those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic itself. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses indicate that the COVID-19 lockdowns were associated with increased rates of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and a decline in health-related quality of life among children and adolescents, largely driven by school closures, social isolation, and disrupted routines. Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic also led to strained relationships, increased cyberbullying, and physical consequences like abuse, accidental poisonings, and foreign object injuries. Pandemic policies were associated with increased depressive symptoms, decreased physical activity, poorer nutrition, reduced emergency department visits, higher child mortality in Cameroon, a drop in immunizations in Pakistan, and an increase in physical child abuse trauma cases in one U.S. center.
Due to their closure, educational institutions worldwide transitioned to online learning. Teachers and faculty had to learn new ways to engage with students while in a COVID-19 pandemic. Examples of online teaching tools are podcasts, videos, and virtual classrooms. Prolonged COVID-19 school closures and the ineffectiveness of remote learning, especially in low- and middle-income countries, exacerbated educational inequities, leading to substantial learning losses that could cost this generation of students $17 trillion in lifetime earnings. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education for 1.6 billion students at its peak, exacerbating the gender divide with disproportionately greater learning losses among girls and increased risks of child labor, gender-based violence, early marriage, and pregnancy in some countries. School closures during the pandemic resulted in significant learning loss, although some countries managed to limit the impact. The closures also led to a significant reduction in child abuse reporting, especially in Florida, where allegations of child abuse and neglect dropped by nearly one-third. This decline has been attributed to the limited access that teachers and school staff had to students, who typically serve as key reporters of child abuse.
UN Women warned in an April 2020 report that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions exacerbate gender inequalities and have led to an increase in domestic violence. Many women were being forced to 'lockdown' at home with their abusers at the same time that services to support survivors are being disrupted or made inaccessible. For instance, in France there was around a 30% spike in cases of violence against women since the lockdown in March 2020.
Telehealth had an important role to allow physicians not to miss the follow-up of patients with different chronic diseases and potentially helped to contain SARS-CoV-2 spreading among both patients and healthcare providers During the COVID-19 pandemic, video-communications became an easy-to-use quick-to-learn tool for many people, and the anxiety to contract COVID-19 could have counterbalanced some patients' low level of trust in technology. For these reasons, most patients accepted to receive a video-consultation in spite of the traditional in-person visit and trusted telemedicine.
In late 2023, former Director of the National Institutes of Health Francis Collins went viral online amongst critics of the lockdown response when he discussed the lack of weight that public health authorities had given to the potential downsides of the lockdown measures when they were formulating the official response to COVID-19.

### Related to economic impacts

Some economists supported increased government funding for mitigation efforts, even at the cost of tolerating a very large economic contraction. They agreed that lockdowns should continue until the threat of resurgence has declined, even when considering only the economic impact. There was a general agreement, at least in some economic circles, that "severe lockdowns — including closing non-essential businesses and strict limitations on people's movement — are likely to be better for the economy in the medium term than less aggressive measures".
Both the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published statements noting the impact of the lockdowns on livelihoods and food security, and David Nabarro, WHO Special Envoy on COVID-19 stated in October 2020 that "lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer".

### Protests

There have also been a number of protests worldwide in opposition to lockdowns, including in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and New Zealand. The motivations for and sizes of these protests have varied. Some have been spurred by the economic and social impacts of lockdowns, but have also been associated with misinformation related to the pandemic, conspiracy theories and anti-vaccination.

## Table of pandemic lockdowns

vteCOVID-19 pandemic lockdowns :
| Country / territory | Place | First lockdown | First lockdown | First lockdown | Second lockdown | Second lockdown | Second lockdown | Third lockdown | Third lockdown | Third lockdown | Fourth lockdown | Fourth lockdown | Fourth lockdown | Fifth lockdown | Fifth lockdown | Fifth lockdown | Sixth lockdown | Sixth lockdown | Sixth lockdown | Seventh lockdown | Seventh lockdown | Seventh lockdown | Eighth lockdown | Eighth lockdown | Eighth lockdown | Total length (days) | Level |
| Country / territory | Place | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Start date | End date | Length (days) | Total length (days) | Level |
| Albania | Albania | 2020-03-13 | 2020-06-01 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80 | National |
| Algeria | Algiers | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-14 | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 | City |
| Algeria | Blida | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-14 | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 | City |
| Argentina | Greater Buenos Aires | 2020-03-19 | 2020-11-08 | 234 | 2021-05-22 | 2021-05-30 | 9 | 2021-06-05 | 2021-06-06 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 245 | Metropolitan area |
| Argentina | Rest of the country | 2020-03-19 | 2020-05-10 | 52 | 2021-05-22 | 2021-05-30 | 9 | 2021-06-05 | 2021-06-06 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63 | National |
| Armenia | Armenia | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-04 | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | National |
| Australia | Melbourne | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-07-09 | 2020-10-27 | 111 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-10 | 14 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-10-21 | 78 | | | | | | | 263 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | Greater Shepparton | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-15 | 25 | 2021-10-02 | 2021-10-09 | 7 | 145 | Local government area |
| Australia | Ballarat | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | 2021-09-16 | 2021-09-22 | 7 | 140 | Local government area |
| Australia | Greater Geelong | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-26 | 7 | 140 | Local government area |
| Australia | Surf Coast Shire | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-26 | 7 | 140 | Local government area |
| Australia | Mitchell Shire | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-07-09 | 2020-09-16 | 70 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | 2021-09-20 | 2021-10-13 | 24 | 186 | Local government area |
| Australia | Mildura | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | 2021-10-09 | 2021-10-22 | 14 | 147 | Local government area |
| Australia | Latrobe Valley | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | 2021-09-29 | 2021-10-06 | 7 | 140 | Region |
| Australia | Rest of regional Victoria | 2020-03-31 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-16 | 41 | 2021-02-13 | 2021-02-17 | 5 | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-03 | 7 | 2021-07-16 | 2021-07-27 | 12 | 2021-08-05 | 2021-08-09 | 5 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-09-09 | 20 | | | | 133 | State |
| Australia | South Australia | | | | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-22 | 3 | 2021-07-21 | 2021-07-27 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 | State |
| Australia | Southern Tasmania | | | | 2021-10-16 | 2021-10-19 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | State |
| Australia | Northern Beaches (NSW) | | | | 2020-12-19 | 2021-01-10 | 22 | 2021-06-26 | 2021-10-11 | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 | Local government area |
| Australia | Brisbane | | | | 2021-01-08 | 2021-01-11 | 3 | 2021-03-29 | 2021-04-01 | 3 | 2021-06-29 | 2021-07-03 | 4 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-08 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 67 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | Perth | | | | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-05 | 5 | 2021-04-23 | 2021-04-26 | 3 | 2021-06-28 | 2021-07-02 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | Peel | | | | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-05 | 5 | 2021-04-23 | 2021-04-26 | 3 | 2021-06-28 | 2021-07-02 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 | Region |
| Australia | South West | | | | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-05 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | Region |
| Australia | Illawarra | | | | 2021-06-26 | 2021-10-11 | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 159 | Region |
| Australia | Greater Sydney | | | | 2021-06-26 | 2021-10-11 | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 159 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | Darwin | | | | 2021-06-27 | 2021-07-02 | 5 | 2021-08-16 | 2021-08-19 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | South East Queensland | | | | 2021-06-29 | 2021-07-02 | 3 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-08 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63 | Region |
| Australia | Townsville | | | | 2021-06-29 | 2021-07-02 | 3 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-08 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | Alice Springs | | | | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-03 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | Metropolitan area |
| Australia | Central West | | | | 2021-07-20 | 2021-07-27 | 7 | 2021-08-14 | 2021-10-11 | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 117 | Region |
| Australia | Hunter Region | | | | 2021-08-05 | 2021-10-11 | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 119 | Region |
| Australia | Upper Hunter | | | | 2021-08-05 | 2021-09-16 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 | Region |
| Australia | Muswellbrook | | | | 2021-08-05 | 2021-09-16 | 42 | 2021-09-28 | 2021-10-11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 107 | Local government area |
| Australia | Armidale | | | | 2021-08-07 | 2021-09-10 | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | Local government area |
| Australia | Cairns Region | | | | 2021-08-08 | 2021-08-11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | Region |
| Australia | Yarrabah | | | | 2021-08-08 | 2021-08-11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | Local government area |
| Australia | Richmond Valley | | | | 2021-08-09 | 2021-09-10 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | Local government area |
| Australia | Lismore | | | | 2021-08-09 | 2021-09-10 | 32 | 2021-09-16 | 2021-09-23 | 7 | 2021-10-03 | 2021-10-11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | Local government area |
| Australia | Byron Shire | | | | 2021-08-09 | 2021-09-10 | 32 | 2021-09-21 | 2021-09-28 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 91 | Local government area |
| Australia | Ballina | | | | 2021-08-09 | 2021-09-10 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | Local government area |
| Australia | Tamworth | | | | 2021-08-09 | 2021-09-10 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | Local government area |
| Australia | Dubbo | | | | 2021-08-11 | 2021-10-11 | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 113 | Local government area |
| Australia | Australian Capital Territory | | | | 2021-08-12 | 2021-10-15 | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 114 | Territory |
| Australia | Regional NSW | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81 | Region |
| Australia | Mid-Coast | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81 | Local government area |
| Australia | South Coast | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-10-11 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 109 | Region |
| Australia | Bega Valley | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-16 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 85 | Local government area |
| Australia | Goulburn–Mulwaree | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-10-11 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 109 | Local government area |
| Australia | Snowy Monaro | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-16 | 33 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 96 | Local government area |
| Australia | Yass Valley | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-27 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 | Local government area |
| Australia | Albury (NSW) | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-16 | 2021-09-23 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | Local government area |
| Australia | Cowra | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-20 | 2021-10-05 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 | Local government area |
| Australia | Glen Innes Severn (NSW) | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-17 | 2021-09-24 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | Local government area |
| Australia | Hilltops (NSW) | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-17 | 2021-10-01 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 | Local government area |
| Australia | Port Macquarie-Hastings | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-28 | 2021-10-05 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | Local government area |
| Australia | Oberon | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-09-29 | 2021-10-11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 | Local government area |
| Australia | Gunnedah | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-10-05 | 2021-10-11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 86 | Local government area |
| Australia | Casino | | | | 2021-08-14 | 2021-09-10 | 28 | 2021-10-02 | 2021-10-11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 89 | Town |
| Australia | Rest of the country | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-15 | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 | National |
| Austria | Austria | 2020-03-16 | 2020-04-13 | 28 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-30 | 27 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-02-07 | 43 | 2021-11-22 | 2021-12-11 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 118 | National |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 2020-03-31 | 2020-08-30 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 152 | National |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2020-03-26 | 2020-05-16 | 51 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-07-14 | 100 | 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-10 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 169 | National |
| Barbados | Barbados | 2020-03-28 | 2020-05-03 | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | National |
| Belgium | Belgium | 2020-03-18 | 2020-05-04 | 47 | 2020-11-02 | 2020-12-14 | 42 | 2021-03-27 | 2021-04-26 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 119 | National |
| Bermuda | Bermuda | 2020-04-04 | 2020-05-02 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | National |
| Bhutan | Bhutan | 2020-08-11 | 2020-09-01 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 2020-03-22 | 2020-07-31 | 131 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 131 | National |
| Botswana | Botswana | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-30 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | National |
| Brazil | Santa Catarina | 2020-03-17 | 2020-04-07 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | State |
| Brazil | São Paulo | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-10 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | State |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2020-03-13 | 2020-06-15 | 94 | 2020-11-28 (de facto) | 2021-01-31 | 65 | 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-31 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 169 | National |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 2021-04-15 | 2021-05-05 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Municipality |
| Cambodia | Ta Khmau | 2021-04-15 | 2021-05-05 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Municipality |
| Canada | British Columbia | 2020-03-18 | 2020-05-18 | 61 | 2020-11-07 | 2021-01-08 | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 123 | Province |
| Canada | Ontario | 2020-03-17 | 2020-05-14 | 58 | | | | 2021-04-03 | 2021-05-01 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 86 | Province |
| Canada | Ontario - South | | | | 2020-12-26 | 2021-01-23 | 28 | 2021-04-08 | 2021-06-02 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | Region |
| Canada | Ontario - North | | | | 2020-12-26 | 2021-01-09 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Region |
| Canada | Quebec | 2020-03-18 | 2020-05-04 | 47 | 2020-12-25 | 2021-01-11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65 | Province |
| Colombia | Colombia | 2020-03-25 | 2020-06-30 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | National |
| Congo | Congo | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | National |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-01 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | National |
| Croatia | Croatia | 2020-03-18 | 2020-05-11 | 32 | 2020-12-22 | 2020-12-29 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | National |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 2020-03-24 | 2020-04-13 | 20 | 2021-01-10 | 2021-01-31 | 21 | 2021-04-26 | 2021-05-09 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54 | National |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2020-03-16 | 2020-04-12 | 27 | 2020-10-22 | 2021-03-28 | 174 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 201 | National |
| Denmark | Denmark | 2020-03-12 | 2020-04-13 | 33 | 2020-12-25 | 2021-03-01 | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | National |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-31 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | National |
| El Salvador | El Salvador | 2020-03-12 | 2020-04-02 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Eritrea | Eritrea | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Estonia | Estonia | 2021-03-11 | 2021-04-11 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | National |
| Fiji | Lautoka | 2020-03-20 | 2020-04-07 | 18 | 2021-04-19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | City |
| Fiji | Suva | 2020-04-03 | 2020-04-17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | City |
| France | Nationwide | 2020-03-17 | 2020-05-11 | 55 | 2020-10-30 | 2020-12-15 | 46 | 2021-04-04 | 2021-05-03 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 130 | National |
| France | Paris | | | 55 | | | 46 | 2021-03-19 | 2021-04-18 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 131 | Region |
| Finland | Finland | 2021-03-08 | 2021-03-28 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | National |
| Georgia | Georgia | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Germany | different regionally | 2020-03-16 | 2020-05-30 to 2020-05-11 | 76 | 2020-11-02 | 2021-03-01 to 2021-06-11 | 119 to 222 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 179 to 298 | National |
| Germany | Berchtesgadener Land | | | 76 | 2020-10-20 | 2020-11-03 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 to 64 | District |
| Ghana | Accra | 2020-03-30 | 2020-04-12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Metropolitan area |
| Ghana | Kumasi | 2020-03-30 | 2020-04-12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Metropolitan area |
| Greece | Nationwide | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-04 | 42 | 2020-11-07 | 2021-03-22 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 177 | National |
| Greece | Thessaloniki | | | 42 | 2020-11-03 | 2021-03-22 | 139 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 | Regional unit |
| Greece | Serres | | | 42 | 2020-11-03 | 2021-03-22 | 139 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 | Regional unit |
| Guernsey | Guernsey | 2020-03-25 | 2020-06-20 | 87 | 2021-01-23 | 2021-02-22 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 117 | National |
| Honduras | Honduras | 2020-03-20 | 2020-05-17 | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58 | National |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2020-03-28 | 2020-04-10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | National |
| India | Nationwide | 2020-03-25 | 2020-06-07 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 74 | National |
| India | Bengaluru | | | | 2021-04-27 | 2021-05-09 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Region |
| India | Delhi | | | | 2021-04-19 | 2021-05-31 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | Region |
| India | Haryana | | | | 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | State |
| India | Maharashtra | | | | 2021-04-14 | 2021-06-15 | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 | State |
| India | Odisha | | | | 2021-05-05 | 2021-05-19 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | State |
| India | Rajasthan | | | | 2021-05-10 | 2021-06-08 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | State |
| India | Uttar Pradesh | | | | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | State |
| Iran | Iran | 2020-03-14 | 2020-04-20 | 37 | 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-24 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 | National |
| Iraq | Iraq | 2020-03-22 | 2020-04-11 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | National |
| Ireland | All 26 counties | 2020-03-12 | 2020-05-18 | 67 | 2020-10-21 | 2020-12-01 | 41 | 2020-12-24 | 2021-04-12 | 119 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 227 | National |
| Ireland | Kildare | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-31 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Regional |
| Ireland | Laois | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Regional |
| Ireland | Offaly | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Regional |
| Israel | Bnei Brak | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-16 | 14 | | | 30 | | | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 86 | City |
| Israel | Nationwide | | | | 2020-09-18 | 2020-10-18 | 30 | 2020-12-27 | 2021-02-07 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | National |
| Italy | Nationwide | 2020-03-09 | 2020-05-18 | 70 | 2020-12-24 | 2021-01-06 | 13 | 2021-03-15 | 2021-04-30 | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 129 | National |
| Italy | Lombardy | | | 70 | 2020-11-06 | 2020-12-03 | 27 | 2021-01-17 | 2021-01-30 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 110 | Region |
| Italy | Piedmont | | | 70 | 2020-11-06 | 2020-12-03 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | Region |
| Italy | Aosta Valley | | | 70 | 2020-11-06 | 2020-12-03 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | Region |
| Italy | Calabria | | | 70 | 2020-11-06 | 2020-12-03 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | Region |
| Italy | Sicily | | | 70 | | | | 2021-01-17 | 2021-01-30 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | Region |
| Italy | Province of Bolzano | | | 70 | | | | 2021-01-17 | 2021-01-30 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | Province |
| Jamaica | Saint Catherine | 2020-04-15 | 2020-04-22 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Parish |
| Jordan | Jordan | 2020-03-18 | 2020-04-30 | 43 | 2020-11-10 | 2020-11-15 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | National |
| Kosovo | Kosovo | 2020-03-14 | 2020-05-04 | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 | National |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 2020-05-10 | 2020-05-31 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 2020-03-15 | 2020-03-28 | 13 | 2020-11-14 | 2020-11-28 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | National |
| Libya | Libya | 2020-03-22 | 2020-06-27 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | National |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | 2020-03-16 | 2020-06-18 | 94 | 2020-11-07 | 2020-11-28 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 115 | National |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | 2020-03-23 | 2020-04-20 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | City |
| Madagascar | Toamasina | 2020-03-23 | 2020-04-20 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | City |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2020-03-18 | 2020-06-09 | 83 | 2021-01-13 | 2021-02-10 | 28 | 2021-06-01 | 2021-08-16 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 187 | National |
| Mexico | Nationwide | 2020-03-23 | 2020-06-01 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | National |
| Mexico | Chihuahua | | | 70 | 2020-10-23 | 2020-12-06 | 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 114 | State |
| Mexico | Durango | | | 70 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-12-06 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 103 | State |
| Mexico | Baja California | | | 70 | 2020-12-07 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | State |
| Mexico | Mexico City | | | 70 | 2020-12-19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | State |
| Mexico | State of Mexico | | | 70 | 2020-12-19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | State |
| Mexico | Morelos | | | 70 | 2021-01-04 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | State |
| Mexico | Guanajuato | | | 70 | 2021-01-04 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | State |
| Mongolia | Mongolia | 2020-03-10 | 2020-03-16 | 6 | 2020-11-17 | 2020-12-01 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Montenegro | Tuzi | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-05 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | Municipality |
| Morocco | Morocco | 2020-03-19 | 2020-06-10 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | National |
| Myanmar | Yangon | 2020-04-18 | 2020-07-01 | 74 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-04-10 | 220 | 2021-07-08 | 2021-10-27 | 111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 405 | City |
| Namibia | Namibia | 2020-03-27 | 2020-05-04 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | |
| Nepal | Nationwide | 2020-03-24 | 2020-07-21 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 | |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | | | 120 | 2020-08-20 | 2020-09-09 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 141 | City |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2020-03-15 | 2020-04-06 | 22 | 2020-12-15 | 2021-06-05 | 172 | 2021-12-19 | 2022-01-14 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 220 | National |
| New Zealand | Nationwide | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-13 | 52 | 2021-08-18 | 2021-09-07 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 73 | National |
| New Zealand | Auckland | | | 52 | 2020-08-12 | 2020-08-30 | 19 | 2021-02-14 | 2021-02-17 | 3 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-07 | 7 | 2021-08-18 | 2021-11-29(TBC) | 104 | | | | | | | | | | 185 | Region |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 2020-03-30 | 2020-04-12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | City |
| Nigeria | Lagos | 2020-03-30 | 2020-04-12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | City |
| Nigeria | Ogun | 2020-03-30 | 2020-04-12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | State |
| Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus | 2020-03-30 | 2020-05-04 | 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | National |
| North Korea | Nationwide | 2022-05-12 | not set | not set | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | National |
| North Korea | Kaesong | 2020-07-25 | 2020-08-14 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | City |
| Oman | Muscat | 2020-04-10 | 2020-05-29 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | Governorate |
| Oman | Jalan Bani Bu Ali | 2020-04-16 | 2020-05-29 | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | Province |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-09 | 46 | 2021-05-08 | 2021-05-18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 | National |
| Panama | Panama | 2020-03-25 | 2020-05-31 (downgraded to a night and weekend curfew) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | National |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | 2020-03-24 | 2020-04-07 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | National |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 2020-03-20 | 2020-05-03 | 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 | National |
| Peru | Peru | 2020-03-16 | 2020-06-30 | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 106 | National |
| Philippines | Cebu | 2020-03-27 | 2020-05-15 to 2020-05-31 | 49 to 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 to 65 | Province |
| Philippines | Davao Region | 2020-03-19 | 2020-05-15 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | Region |
| Philippines | Luzon | 2020-03-15 | 2020-04-30 to 2020-05-15 to 2020-05-31 | 46 to 61 to 77 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-18 | 15 | 2021-01-25 | 2021-02-15 | 21 | 2021-03-29 | 2021-09-15 | 170 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 to 92 | Island group |
| Philippines | Soccsksargen | 2020-03-23 | 2020-05-15 | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | Region |
| Poland | Poland | 2020-03-13 | 2020-04-11 | 29 | 2020-12-28 | 2021-01-17 | 20 | 2021-03-20 | 2021-04-25 | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 85 | National |
| Portugal | Portugal | 2020-03-19 | 2020-04-02 | 14 | 2021-01-15 | 2021-03-15 | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 73 | National |
| Qatar | Doha Industrial Area | 2020-03-11 | 2020-06-15 | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 96 | Industrial park |
| Romania | Romania | 2020-03-25 | 2020-05-12 | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | National |
| Russia | Moscow | 2020-03-30 | 2020-05-12 | 43 | 2021-10-28 | 2021-11-04 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | Metropolitan area |
| Russia | Rest of the country | 2020-03-28 | 2020-04-30 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | National |
| Rwanda | Rwanda | 2020-03-21 | 2020-04-19 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | National |
| Samoa | Samoa | 2020-03-26 | 2020-04-08 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | National |
| San Marino | San Marino | 2020-03-14 | 2020-05-05 | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 | National |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 2020-03-29 | 2020-06-21 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | City |
| Saudi Arabia | Mecca | 2020-03-26 | 2020-06-21 | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | City |
| Saudi Arabia | Medina | 2020-03-26 | 2020-06-21 | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | City |
| Saudi Arabia | Qatif | 2020-03-09 | 2020-06-21 | 104 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 104 | Area |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 2020-03-26 | 2020-06-21 | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | City |
| Serbia | Serbia | 2020-03-15 | 2020-04-21 to 2020-05-04 | 37 to 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 to 50 | National |
| Singapore | Singapore | 2020-04-07 | 2020-06-01 | 56 | 2021-05-16 | 2021-06-13 | 28 | 2021-07-22 | 2021-08-09 | 18 | 2021-09-27 | 2021-11-21 | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 158 | National |
| South Africa | South Africa | 2020-03-26 | 2020-04-30 | 35 | 2020-12-28 | 2021-01-15 | 18 | 2021-06-28 | 2021-07-25 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80 | National |
| Spain | Spain | 2020-03-14 | 2020-05-09 | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56 | National |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2020-03-18 | 2020-06-21 | 95 | 2021-08-20 | 2021-10-01 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 137 | National |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2020-03-17 | 2020-04-27 | 41 | 2021-01-18 | 2021-03-01 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | National |
| Thailand | Thailand | 2020-03-25 | 2020-05-31 | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | National |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 2020-03-17 | 2020-03-31 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | National |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 2020-03-22 | 2020-04-19 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | National |
| Turkey | | 2020-04-23 | 2020-04-27 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Only in 30 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak. |
| Turkey | Nationwide | 2021-04-29 | 2021-05-17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | National |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 2020-03-17 | 2020-04-24 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | National |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 2020-03-26 | 2020-04-17 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | National |
| United Kingdom | England | 2020-03-23 | 2020-07-04 | 103 | 2020-11-05 | 2020-12-02 | 27 | 2021-01-05 | 2021-03-28 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 213 | National |
| United Kingdom | Scotland | 2020-03-23 | 2020-06-29 | 98 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-04-02 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 195 | National |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | 2020-03-23 | 2020-07-03 | 102 | 2020-11-27 | 2020-12-11 | 14 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-04-12 | 107 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 223 | Country |
| United Kingdom | Wales | 2020-03-23 | 2020-07-13 | 112 | 2020-10-23 | 2020-11-09 | 17 | 2020-12-20 | 2021-03-13 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 212 | Country |
| United Kingdom | North West | 2020-12-31 | 2021-03-29 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | Region |
| United Kingdom | North East | 2020-12-31 | 2021-03-29 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | Region |
| United Kingdom | East Midlands | 2020-12-31 | 2021-03-29 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | Region |
| United Kingdom | West Midlands | 2020-12-31 | 2021-03-29 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | Region |
| United Kingdom | Norfolk | 2020-12-26 | 2021-03-29 | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | County |
| United Kingdom | Suffolk | 2020-12-26 | 2021-03-29 | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | County |
| United Kingdom | Cambridgeshire | 2020-12-26 | 2021-03-29 | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | County |
| United Kingdom | Essex | 2020-12-26 | 2021-03-29 | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | County |
| United Kingdom | London area | 2020-12-20 | 2021-03-29 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | City |
| United Kingdom | Kent & South East | 2020-12-20 | 2021-03-29 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | Region |
| United Kingdom | Leicester | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-24 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | County |
| United Kingdom | Glasgow | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | East Renfrewshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | Renfrewshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | East Dunbartonshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | West Dunbartonshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | North Lanarkshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | South Lanarkshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | East Ayrshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | South Ayrshire | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | West Lothian | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United Kingdom | Stirling | | | | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | County |
| United States | California | 2020-03-19 | 2021-06-15 | 453 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 453 | State |
| United States | Connecticut | 2020-03-23 | 2020-04-22 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | State |
| United States | Illinois | 2020-03-21 | 2020-05-30 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 | State |
| United States | Kansas City in Kansas | 2020-03-24 | 2020-04-19 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | City |
| United States | Massachusetts | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-04 | 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | State |
| United States | Michigan | 2020-03-24 | 2020-04-13 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | State |
| United States | New York | 2020-03-22 | 2020-06-13 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | State |
| United States | Oregon | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-15 | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | State |
| United States | Wisconsin | 2020-03-24 | 2020-05-13 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | State |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2020-03-17 | 2020-05-13 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | National |
| Vietnam | Nationwide | 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | National |
| Vietnam | Da Nang | | | 21 | 2020-07-28 | 2020-09-05 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60 | City |
| Vietnam | Hai Duong | | | 21 | 2021-02-16 | 2021-03-02 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | Province, Chi Linh city lockdown began from 28 January. |
| Vietnam | Bac Ninh | | | 21 | 2021-05-18 | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 4 districts and 1 city |
| Vietnam | Bac Giang | | | 21 | 2021-05-18 | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 6 districts |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2020-03-30 | 2020-05-02 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | National |
| Notes ↑ Restrictions were further eased on the 1st of June 2021, however during the time between then and the 12th of May 2021, "Stay at home orders" were not active and hence this period didn't constitute what is internationally considered a "lockdown". 1 2 Stage 3 lockdown imposed on 8 July; Stage 4 lockdown imposed on 2 August 2020 ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ All of Victoria except Melbourne, Greater Shepparton, Ballarat, Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire and Mitchell Shire ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ Applies for all others Regional NSW outside Greater Sydney, Hunter Region, Dubbo, Central West, South Coast, Goulburn, Queanbeyan-Palerang and Snowy Monaro ↑ Applies for all South Coast except Bega Valley after 16/09/2021 ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout or 0 cases for 14 days. Restrictions are set to be eased when 70% of the eligible population has been vaccinated ↑ Applies for further measures in each Australian state and territory ↑ Initially to last until 13 April 2020, included closures of universities, schools, restaurants and other establishments, a ban on mass gatherings, suspension of sports competitions for more than two months, certain temporary restrictions on the free movement of citizens, but no strict "Stay at home order". A number of lockdown measures were already eased or lifted in April and May 2020. ↑ Depending on the strictness of the definition for a lockdown; some sources such as Politico Europe consider it to have ended by 9 May, with a total duration of 57 days. ↑ Closures of all educational institutions, restaurants and other establishments, a ban on most cultural events, all excursions and forms of group tourism, children forbidden to participate in organized sports events, no "Stay at home order", described as a "soft" or "partial" lockdown and officially entered into force at 23:30 on 27 November. ↑ The lockdown was initially to end on 21 December 2020, but was subsequently extended until 31 January 2021, though with a few of the restrictions relaxed, such as children in kindergartens and in grades 1-4 being able to attend in-person classes from January 2021. ↑ Preceded by some measures on the regional level, no "Stay at home order". ↑ Lockdown was started in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria on 20 March 2020. Two days later, it was expanded to the whole of Germany ↑ A national stay-at-home order was officially declared on 27 March ↑ A full third lockdown was declared from 30 December and was repeatedly extended. ↑ Lockdown was first started in Northern Italy on 8 March 2020, then expanded to the rest of Italy the following day ↑ The lockdown was suspended on 28, 29, 30 December 2020 and 4 January 2021 ↑ Lockdown was started in the regions of Erongo and Khomas but effectively enforced countrywide. On 14 April the lockdown was extended to 4 May and to all of Namibia. ↑ Except in Cebu City only where it was extended to 16 days 1 2 Lockdown was extended to areas under high risk COVID-19 zones ↑ Lockdown was started in Metro Manila, but expanded to the rest of Luzon two days later, 17 March 2020 ↑ In most Luzon areas only, except Metro Manila and selected areas of Luzon are on high risk COVID-19 zones ↑ Lockdown was extended to Metro Manila and remaining areas of Luzon 1 2 Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Rizal only. ↑ Applies for mandatory holidays and further measures in each Russian region ↑ England has followed an incremental easing of restrictions since 8 March 2021. Most lockdown restrictions were lifted between March and June, July 19 is the date set for the expiry of most legal restrictions in England. Although some sources describe this date as the "end" of lockdown, March 28 was the date in which the "stay at home orders" were ended. This fits the most internationally accepted definition of what constitutes a lockdown. ↑ Most lockdown restrictions were lifted between March and June. March 13 was the date in which the "stay at home orders" were ended. This fits the most internationally accepted definition of what constitutes a lockdown. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the table, pandemic lockdowns are defined as the shutdown of parts of the economy, due to non-pharmaceutical anti-pandemic measures and enforceable by law like:
* Closing of schools and kindergartens
* Closing of non-essential shops (shops and stores apart from food, doctors and drug stores)
* Closing of non-essential production
* Cancellation of recreational venues and closing of public places
* Curfews
* Stay-at-home orders and total movement control
These measures caused the COVID-19 recession in 2020. The table does not contain:
* Measures with smaller economic impacts like:
** border closures
** social distancing measures and social movement restrictions
** travel restrictions.
* Other non-pharmaceutical anti-pandemic measures like mandatory quarantines after travel, self quarantine and social distancing measures
* Any measures which are voluntary rather than enforceable by law
The pandemic resulted in the largest number of shutdowns worldwide at the same time in history. By 26 March, 1.7 billion people worldwide were under some form of lockdown, which increased to 3.9 billion people by the first week of April – more than half of the world's population. Lockdowns affected 93% of workers worldwide. 30% lived in nations with complete workplace closures, save for critical businesses, and 42% in countries with partial closures. Nearly 20% lived in nations with recommended but not compulsory workplace shutdown.
Major restrictions first began in China, with other countries in East Asia like Vietnam soon implementing widespread containment measures. Much of Europe, North America and Africa took much longer to bring in tough measures. Restrictions on travel between and activity within nations were of varying stringency.
By mid April, nearly 300 million people, or about 90% of the population, were under some form of lockdown in the United States, with around 100 million in the Philippines and about 59 million in South Africa, while around 1.3 billion were under lockdown in India, which was the largest of all lockdowns.
By the end of April, around 300 million people were under lockdown in various countries of Europe, including but not limited to Italy, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom; while around 200 million people were under lockdown in Latin America. In Germany, 35% of workers worked from home in addition to their regular on-site duties, while 26% worked from home exclusively.

## Variation by countries and territories

Countries and territories around the world enforced lockdowns of varying stringency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some included total movement control while others enforced restrictions based on time. In many cases, only essential businesses were allowed to remain open. Schools, universities and colleges closed either on a nationwide or local basis in 63 countries, affecting approximately 47 percent of the world's student population.
Beginning with the first lockdown in China's Hubei province and nationwide in Italy in March 2020, lockdowns continued to be implemented in many countries throughout 2020 and 2021. On 24 March 2020, the entire 1.3 billion population of India was ordered to stay at home during its lockdown, making it the largest of the pandemic. The world's longest continuous lockdown lasting 234 days took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2020. As of October 2021, the city of Melbourne, Australia, and certain cities in Peru and Chile spent the most cumulative days in lockdown over separate periods, although measures varied between these countries.