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. 2022 Aug 8;11:e71345. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71345

Appendix 6—table 2. News and public resources used to determine when a country implemented the first non-pharmaceutical interventions, and a nationwide lockdown.

Country First Measure Lockdown URL
Austria 10–03 16–03 https://mrc-ide.github.io/covid19estimates/#/interventions
Belgium 10–03 18–03 https://mrc-ide.github.io/covid19estimates/#/interventions
Denmark 12–03 18–03 https://mrc-ide.github.io/covid19estimates/#/interventions
Finland 16–03 16–03 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Finland#Response_by_sector
France 29–02 17–03 https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-compared/
Germany 06–03 22–03 https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/coronavirus/besprechung-der-bundeskanzlerin-mit-den-regierungschefinnen-und-regierungschefs-der-laender-1733248
Ireland 12–03 27–03 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Containment_phase
Italy 22–02 10–03 https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-compared/
Netherlands 10–03 23–03 https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/bijeenkomsten-tot-1-juni-verboden-burgemeesters-mogen-handhaven-met-forse-boetes~b41b8508/
Norway 12–03 14–03 https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/short_news/norway-update-covid-19/
Poland 09–03 25–03 https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-compared/
Portugal 11–03 16–03 https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-compared/
Romania 21–02 24–03 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Romania
Russian Federation 25–03 30–03 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Russia
Slovenia 09–03 20–03 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Slovenia
Spain 10–03 14–03 https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2020/03/13/5e6b844e21efa0dd258b45a5.html
Sweden 11–03
Switzerland 28–02 17–03 ‘Verordnung 2 über Massnahmen zur Bekämpfung des Coronavirus (COVID-19)’
Turkey 12–03 21–03 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Turkey#Government_response
United Kingdom 12–03 24–03 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52012432