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Eritrea - Population: 3,497,117
Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
Date
Measure
Detail
Source
2020-03-03 General recommendations Visitors who originate directly from, or who have transited through, high risk countries will be qua... Garda
2020-03-11 Health screenings in airports and border crossings "enhanced screening and quarantine measures" for those with symtpoms, recent travel to China, or oth... US Embassy
2020-03-11 General recommendations The Ministry of Health urges all nationals and foreigners who may have plans to travel to, and from ... Ministry of Health
2020-03-12 Awareness campaigns ... Africa News
2020-03-17 Limit public gatherings Every person must avoid, in as much as this is possible, public gatherings.... Africa News
2020-03-17 Domestic travel restrictions All people are restricted from internal & foreign travel unless this is for extremely urgent & unavo... Ministry of Health
2020-03-17 International flights suspension All people are restricted from internal & foreign travel unless this is for extremely urgent & unavo... Ministry of Health
2020-03-23 Economic measures Stringent legal measures will be taken on all individuals and commercial enterprises that engage in ... Ministry of Health
2020-03-23 General recommendations All Eritrean nationals living abroad are urged to take all necessary precautionary measures for thei... Ministry of Health
2020-03-23 Limit public gatherings All public gatherings, sport and cultural events that assemble a crowd of more than 10 people are pr... Ministry of Health
2020-03-23 Domestic travel restrictions Every person should avoid non-essential movement within the city or village of residence as well as ... Ministry of Health
2020-03-26 International flights suspension Commercial passenger flights to and from Eritrea will be banned.... Ministry of Health
2020-03-30 Limit public gatherings All court sessions – at all levels – will be postponed until further notice.... Ministry of Health
2020-03-30 Economic measures Payment of electricity, water and telephone household bills will be postponed.... Ministry of Health
2020-03-31 Public services closure  Bars, restaurants, cafés and other service outlets that cater to sizeable clients will be closed fo... Ministry of Health
2020-03-31 Closure of businesses and public services Bars, restaurants, cafés and other service outlets that cater to sizeable clients will be closed fo... Ministry of Health
2020-04-02 Limit public gatherings All public and private institutions that will continue their operations will have to strictly observ... Ministry of Information
2020-04-02 Domestic travel restrictions With the exception of citizens employed in institutions that will continue their functions, all othe... Ministry of Information
2020-04-02 Public services closure  All Government Institutions will stop routine services and functions to focus on indispensable devel... Ministry of Information
2020-04-02 Partial lockdown All citizens are compelled to stay at home for the next 21 days except those engaged in indispensabl... Ministry of Information
2020-04-02 Closure of businesses and public services All Government Institutions will stop routine services and functions to focus on indispensable devel... Ministry of Information
2020-04-08 International flights suspension The ban on commercial flights placed on the 26/03 for 2 weeks, has been extended for a further 21 da... Ministry of Information
2020-04-22 Partial lockdown Stay at home guidelines issued on april 1st, due to end on April 22nd are to e extended until furthe... Shabait
2020-05-10 Economic measures Eritrea minister announces that landlords in the country have agreed to waive rents for an undisclos... Africa News
2020-05-17 Testing policy The gvmt has decided to launching random and extensive testing to gauge the spread of COVID-19 in th... Ministry of Information
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