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Rapid and Strategic Analysis of the Response to COVID-19

Central African Republic (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health and Population/UNAIDS

Type: Law/Policy Document

May 15, 2020 (issued)

Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, State of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: Access to health services, COVID-19-specific Law, International Travel/Borders

Press Release on COVID-19 Cases

Central African Republic (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health and Population

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 15, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology

Tags: Access to health services, COVID-19-specific Law

Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020

Botswana (National)

Issuing Authority: President

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 2, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions, State of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Criminal penalties, Curfew, Essential services/workers, Face coverings/masks, International Travel/Borders, Lockdown/ Stay-home, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies, Prophylaxis, Telecommuting

Guidance for HIV during COVID-19

Ethiopia (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 1, 2020 (issued)

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Guidance to Maintain Critical Health Services during COVID-19

Ethiopia (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 1, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, HIV & COVID-19, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Essential services/workers, Face coverings/masks, HIV, HIV-treatment dispensing, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies

National Comprehensive COVID-19 Management Handbook

Ethiopia (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 1, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, HIV & COVID-19, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Essential services/workers, Face coverings/masks, Gender, HIV, HIV-treatment dispensing, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies, Prophylaxis

Public Health (Control of COVID-19) Rules, 2020

Uganda (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 24, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Criminal penalties, Curfew, Exposure/transmission/non-disclosure, Lockdown/ Stay-home, Physical distance

National Guidelines for Management of COVID-19

Uganda (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 1, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, HIV & COVID-19, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Essential services/workers, Exposure/transmission/non-disclosure, Face coverings/masks, HIV, HIV COVID-specific guidelines, HIV-treatment dispensing, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies, Prophylaxis

Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulation, 2020

Nigeria (Subnational)

Issuing Authority: Governor, Lagos State

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 27, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions, State of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: COVID-19-specific Law, Criminal penalties, Essential services/workers

National COVID19 Preparedness and Response Plan

Malawi (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 1, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, HIV & COVID-19, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Essential services/workers, Face coverings/masks, HIV, HIV-treatment dispensing, Human rights, Lockdown/ Stay-home, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies, Prophylaxis

COVID19 Guidance for HIV Services

Malawi (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 3, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, HIV & COVID-19, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Essential services/workers, Exposure/transmission/non-disclosure, Face coverings/masks, HIV, HIV COVID-specific guidelines, HIV-treatment dispensing, Lockdown/ Stay-home, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies

COVID19 Guidance for HIV Services, Revised

Malawi (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 17, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, HIV & COVID-19, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Essential services/workers, Exposure/transmission/non-disclosure, Face coverings/masks, HIV, HIV COVID-specific guidelines, HIV-treatment dispensing, Lockdown/ Stay-home, Medicines & Access, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Procurement of medical supplies

Executive Order No 2 of 2020 National Emergency Response Committee on Coronavirus

Kenya (National)

Issuing Authority: The President

Type: Law/Policy Document

February 23, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Access to medicines and intellectual property, Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, State of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: COVID-19-specific Law, Face coverings/masks, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment

The Public Health (Prevention, Control and Suppression of COVID-19) Regulations, 2020

Jamaica (National)

Issuing Authority: Cabinet Secretary for Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 3, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures

Tags: COVID-19-specific Law, Criminal penalties, Exposure/transmission/non-disclosure

MOH Press Statement on the Update of Coronavirus in the Country and Response Measures as at 20th March 2020

Kenya (National)

Issuing Authority: Ministry of Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 20, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Curfew, Essential services/workers, Human rights, International Travel/Borders, Lockdown/ Stay-home, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment, Telecommuting

Public Health Act, Chapter 242

Kenya (National)

Issuing Authority: Attorney-General

Type: Law/Policy Document

January 1, 1986 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Movement & Distancing Restrictions, State of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: Access to health services, Contact tracing, Criminal penalties, Extraordinary powers

National Emergency Response Committee on Coronavirus, Update of Coronavirus in the Country and Response Measures as at 30th March 2020

Kenya (National)

Issuing Authority: Cabinet Secretary for Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

March 30, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Curfew, Face coverings/masks, Physical distance

Rapid Risk Assessment (EU and UK)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (National)

Issuing Authority: EU Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Type: Law/Policy Document

April 8, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Physical distance

Press Brief: Update of coronavirus in the country and response measures (May 3, 2020)

Kenya (National)

Issuing Authority: Cabinet Secretary for Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

May 3, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Isolation, Quarantine Measures, Movement & Distancing Restrictions, State of emergency/public health emergency

Tags: Access to health services, COVID-19-specific Law, Criminal penalties, Curfew, Face coverings/masks, Medicines & Access, Physical distance

Press Brief: Update of coronavirus in the country and response measures (April 7, 2020)

Kenya (National)

Issuing Authority: Cabinet Secretary for Health

Type: Law/Policy Document

June 7, 2020 (issued)

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Legal Topics: Disease Surveillance and Technology, Movement & Distancing Restrictions

Tags: Contact tracing, COVID-19-specific Law, Face coverings/masks, Physical distance, PPE /Personal Protective Equipment