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GEMA INDONESIA 2 EDITION 2020
nd

Protection of

Indonesian

Nationals during

the Covid-19

Pandemic

Covid-19 in Italy In Chrono- Covid-19 to other areas, the Ital- All relevant stakeholders were also
logical ian Government finally imposed monitoring those policies on reg-
a “national lockdown” (restriction ular basis, evaluating progress it
he COVID-19 case was first of movement) on March 10, 2020). made to implement further poli-
discovered on February 20 , Under this condition, movements cies. This resulted, for example, in
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T2020 in Codogno, Lodi, of people are allowed only for very the Italian government decision
Lombardy (Northern Italy). Then, essential purposes (emergency) in- “to ease the lock down” on April
a case was also found on February cluding buying essential needs, and 27 , 2020, in which some econom-
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21 in the city of Vo, Venice (the health reasons. Citizen were also ic activities were allowed to open
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case is a local transmission). Since obliged to sign a “self-declaration” such as bookstores, infant clothing
then, several cases were found in for movement and the government stores and essential industrial ac-
Italy, particularly northern Italy were also imposing fines (financial tivities.
area. and prison sentence) for those who
break the rule. These policies were On 3 May 2020, the national lock-
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Following this, on February 28 , also supported by respective local down finally being “revoked” and
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an emergency status was then de- government whish also deployed since 4 May 2020, Italy is in living
clared in the Northern Italy region officials to enact the implementa- in the so-called “the second phase”
as a “red zone”. As an initial effort tion of policies. (living with the virus). Since then,
to contain the spread of COVID-19 economic activities have been re-
in north Italian areas, on March 8 , The national lockdown was im- vived, people activities are back to
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2020, “a local lockdown” for select- posed until May 3 , 2020. During normal with several new normal-
ed cities and region in the North- the lockdown period, however, cy including the implementation
ern Italy was implemented. stores that sell daily basic needs of safety and healthy protocols in
and pharmacy were remain open. daily lives. In this second period,
To further contain the spread of moving across cities and regions

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