Stay-at-home order

A stay-at-home order (North America) or a movement control order (Southeast Asia) is an order from a government to lower/end movements of a population as a mass quarantine move for stopping an epidemic, or pandemic. This is done by ordering residents to stay home except for essential tasks or to work in essential businesses.

In many cases, outdoor activities are allowed. Nonessential businesses are either closed or made to working from home.

In some regions, it has added a curfew or called a shelter-in-place order, but it is not to be confused with a shelter in place situation.

Similar measures have been used around the world, but the term lockdown is used instead.

Related pages
 Quarantine
 Self-isolation
 Social distancing

References

Category:COVID-19 pandemic