Template talk:COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns/Archive 1

Left-align countries / places to improve skimmability
To make it easier to skim this chart with a quick look-over, please left-align the leftmost cells to make all the flags and text aligned with one another. I don't know how to do this, if I did I would myself. Thanks! Mapmaker345 (talk) 17:11, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Done! JMKaisar (talk) 04:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Add China
Would suggest to :
 * 1) Add Chinese cities & provinces to this template, seeing that the pandemic is global and leaving just China out appears inconsistent (template to be renamed as well);
 * 2) Use shading colours to show which are the regions whose lockdown measures have ceased, to differentiate against those still in active lockdown.

 No News  !  02:18, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Link to country articles?
I would suggest linking each country to the article on the epidemic there, e.g. Belgium. Sdkb (talk) 07:08, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Support, makes sense. I had actually been thinking of proposing that. Esslet (talk) 12:05, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅ – BMacZero (🗩) 02:55, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Additional Lockdowns for March 30th update
Saudi Arabia + Russia - https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-on-lockdown-coronavirus-italy-2020-3?r=US&IR=T#new-zealand-enacted-a-mandatory-14-day-quarantine-for-all-individuals-entering-the-country-the-country-went-on-full-lockdown-on-wednesday-3

US States - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/coronavirus-which-states-stay-at-home-order-trnd/index.html

United States (Ohio) lockdown (shelter in place order) started March 23rd at 11:59 pm and will last until at least April 6th. - https://www.wtap.com/content/news/Ohio-schools-to-close-for-3-weeks-starting-Monday-568745301.html

US: North Carolina stay at home starts March 30 @ 5:00pm ET and lasts until April 29. - https://eu.citizen-times.com/story/news/2020/03/27/nc-coronavirus-stay-home-order-essential-businesses-lockdown/2929942001/

Kuwait - https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200325-kuwait-approves-measures-to-support-businesses-during-coronavirus-lockdown/

Netherlands - https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2020/03/577616/covid-19-netherlands-extends-partial-lockdown-june — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dan0100net (talk • contribs) 10:44, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Lebanon - https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/26/world/middleeast/26reuters-health-coronavirus-lebanon-shutdown.html

AZ
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/azerbaijan-to-impose-curfew-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/1785680 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.70.152.26 (talk) 09:37, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Canada lockdowns
It seems that Canada has several provincial lockdowns in the form of "stay-at-home orders": 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Canada --St.nerol (talk) 10:50, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Renaming the Template
It would be more appropriate to rename this template to 2020 coronavirus quarantines around the World to reflect the ongoing situation of the pandemic. China or Hubei aren't and haven't been the worst affected regions either in terms of cases or deaths for a while now. The lockdown period has also ended in Hubei while many other countries and cities are yet to end theirs. --Shawnqual (talk) 07:09, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Esslet (talk) 18:10, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Consensus is required. Please provide your opinion,, , and. --Shawnqual (talk) 20:35, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

The proposed title is a bit weird. It may be better to rename it to Template:2020 coronavirus quarantines. But first all links to the previous redirect would need to be changed. --MarioGom (talk) 21:00, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Agreed with MarioGom — Template:2020 coronavirus quarantines would be best. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 21:08, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Agree. Template:2020 coronavirus quarantines fits better.--Shawnqual (talk) 21:13 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Agree with MarioGom's proposed name change. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 )  23:03, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

+1 to Template:2020 coronavirus quarantines Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 22:24, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Moved to 2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdowns for consistency with other templates and to avoid ambiguity of the word quarantine as per Templates for discussion/Log/2020 March 28.--Shawnqual (talk) 05:50 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Colored rows for lockdowns which have ended
I think it would be better to color the rows of countries which have ended their lockdowns instead of deleting them from the template. The template could then act as an archive for when all the lockdowns have ended in the future. It is also being used on the Curfews and lockdowns related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. ,, , please provide your opinion. --Shawnqual (talk) 06:39, 22 April 2020 (UTC)


 * yeah something like that would be nice. I'm just a little worried that the table is maybe getting a bit too long, so I wonder whether we should, alternatively, place the rows of countries which have ended their lockdowns in a separate collapsible section in this template (if this is possible ofc);however I'm not really sure whether this would be wise, I'd be interested to hear what you think of it. By the way, another problem right now is that we have no sourced end dates for the lockdowns in numerous countries. Esslet (talk) 11:52, 22 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Length of the table isn't an issue as there is only relevant data displayed, plus, on the main article of National responses, the template is scaled. Placing a separate collapsible list of ended lockdowns is possible but that would double the work, as that list would need to be updated, and in the end would be a duplicate of the main list. Comparatively, the colored rows could be removed all together once all lockdowns have ended. It would also be easier for the readers to have all the data in one list for easier comprehension instead of two lists.


 * I am not sure about all, but some of the countries with no sourced end dates are because no dates have been provided by the officials. For instance, for Jalan Bani Bu Ali in Oman, it was simply stated until further notice. it might be better to display this in the list instead of leaving it blank with the same refernce as for the start date, only if the reference states it. --Shawnqual (talk) 23:24, 22 April 2020 (UTC)


 * that list would need to be updated, and in the end would be a duplicate of the main list Yeah what I meant there was to completely remove the rows of countries which have ended their lockdowns from the main list and place them to the separate collapsible list (and keep only active lockdowns on the main list). Later, once all lockdowns end, we just get rid of the collapsible section and restore the template as it is atm. However, I understand your concerns and I'm also fine with the coloured rows you initially proposed. Esslet (talk) 12:24, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

date format, order and delimiters
Why are dates shown here by an IMHO uncommon DD-MM-YYYY, instead of YYYY-MM-DD? Date formats with dashes usually should be YMD. From the European view and in order not to mix it with the American MDY with slashes M/D/Y I'd feel more comfortable with dot formatting DD.MM.YYYY - or just stick to the YYYY-MM-DD. --Traut (talk) 09:58, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I vote that we stick to the ISO standard (8601) with YYYY-MM-DD. Emailsson (talk) 18:10, 26 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I concur, and so does Wikipedia's Manual of Style (see WP:BADDATE). -Iketsi (talk) 00:01, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

If the style is going to change, please be sure to edit the use dmy dates template being used on the main page. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 )  00:46, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Formatting issue
There appears to be a formatting issue with the template. On the page Curfews and lockdowns related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, this is how it appears to me currently: http://prntscr.com/s9j4y7 -- it has a gigantic space between the table and the text, and there are a few unnecessary newlines between the See also tag and the main body of text.

It appeared the same several hours ago for me, and I made a series of edits that corrected the issue on my end, but they were reverted by User:Shawnqual, who said that my edits actually created the problem for him. I am wondering if this is some kind of issue that only happens on certain resolutions, that may be caused by the formatting in this template. Does anyone know what is going on here? sam1370 (talk, contribs) 05:28, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Better Definition of End Date
I have edited a couple of end dates for the lockdown.

But in many cases there is no fixed end date, but a period of easing measures / staggered approach

Therefore I was obliged to use from / to (using the two dates below)

A clearer definition of End Date would for example:
 * End Date1 = First non-essential businesses allowed to open
 * End Date2 = Opening of restaurants

Be also aware that the table contains variations between pure social distancing measures (e.g. Belarus) over shutdown of shops and businesses to proper "lockdowns", i.e. stay at home orders. GeorgeDorgan (talk) 06:55, 2 May 2020 (UTC)


 * , Yeah, i have been thinking about the blank spaces left for end dates for many places. I think it would be better to write TBD for those. Especially, if its been mentioned that the lockdown is "until further notice". I have placed that for a place in Oman. This could also cover the places with staggered approaches, but it might be better to indicate the date the staggered approach was first initiated, as this also amounts to the end of a lockdown (although on an initial level). What do you think?


 * As for the places with only social distancing measures and no official/complete lockdowns, it is better to place them in a second table under "countries and territories with no lockdowns". --Shawnqual (talk) 16:03, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Mobile formatting
Currently, the text and the table are arranged in colunms. The text is on the left and the table on the right. This makes the table very narrow and difficult to read on mobile displays: one has to scroll horizontally to read rows.

I suggest that the text and the table occupy both the full width of the page. I have no opinion on which one should be first. Thedarkfly (talk) 12:29, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Countries with lockdowns varying by region.
Any input on how should we present subnational lockdowns with varying dates? Such as the United States (which had a county level lockdown listed), and the Philippines (with various levels of lockdown by province, city)?Hariboneagle927 (talk) 14:54, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

UK regional lockdowns
Although the UK went into a nationwide lockdown on 23rd March, it's emerged that four of its countries would have different dates of when they'll be extended to. For example, Northern Ireland has its lockdown extended to 9th May. Dates for Wales, Scotland and England would be made known for tomorrow. Just want to know if this can be implemented, as with the US' state lockdowns. Bryn89 (talk) 16:05, 15 April 2020 (UTC)


 * As an update, all four countries of the UK have come out of full lockdown although in the process of them being slowly eased out of it. England's was 11th May, Northern Ireland's was the 19th, Scotland is today (29th) and Wales will be last on 1st June. I'll ask again... should they be included, or not? Bryn89 (talk) 11:02, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

End date for Philippines is wrong
The date keeps getting extended in the Philippines, so the last known end date has past and the country is still under lockdown. There are still many restrictions and travel is very difficult (I was there and can personally attest to this).

Also: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.156.73.19 (talk) 10:36, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi IP editor. It seems like the Philippines is divided into 4 different sections on the template which have different end dates. Which one(s) are you referring to? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 )  18:09, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Lockdown map has been removed from COVID-19 pandemic article due to inaccuracies — help get it restored!
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:COVID-19_pandemic. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 06:05, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The disc got archived: Talk:COVID-19_pandemic/Archive_36 Here's the Lockdown map: COVID-19_Outbreak_lockdowns.svg --Angerdan (talk) 19:39, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Canada
I've updated the Ontario dates, and will work to add regional elements as all of the provinces have acted differently. CaffeinAddict (talk) 17:33, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Sydney Northern Beaches Lockdown
Because I’m not familiar with editing template tables, could someone please add the lockdown between 19 December 2020 and Sunday 10 January 2021 in the Northern Beaches of Sydney? I’ve checked the criteria and it should be suitable. Also, under the column for “Level”, I don’t think it would make sense to say it’s a Metropolitan Area, as the lockdown only affected one local government area (equivalent to a borough if you’re from London or New York). So it would make sense to say Local Government Area. Here’s a link which you can use as a reference. Thanks, Fork99 (talk) 10:11, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Erinthecute (talk) 23:58, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Victoria in lockdown for the fourth time (a world first too)
As per my previous talk post, I still don’t know how to edit tables that well, so could someone please add in a fourth lockdown column and add the details of Victoria/Melbourne’s fourth lockdown. The entire state of Victoria was locked down for 7 days from Friday 28 May 2021, then only Melbourne continues another 7 days of lockdown (as of writing, still in lockdown, so it could be extended again), with regional Victoria out of lockdown. Google Melbourne and/or Victoria fourth lockdown for some references. Thanks, Fork99 (talk) 01:23, 6 June 2021 (UTC)


 * As of 11:59pm on 15 July 2021, it will be their FIFTH lockdown (5 days anyway) per https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-15/melbourne-lockdown-response-to-covid-outbreak/100296220 & https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-15/melbourne-snap-lockdown-covid-19-restrictions-pandemic-/100296392. 220  of  ßorg 09:05, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Added this along with a fifth lockdown column. Erinthecute (talk) 02:42, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Lockdown definition and England
The most recent lockdown in England is stated as 195 days from 2021-01-05 to 2021-07-19 with the explanatory footnote: "England has followed an incremental easing of restrictions since 8 March 2021. Although most lockdown restrictions were lifted between March and June, July 19 is the date set for the expiry of most legal restrictions in England, which has been described as the "end" of lockdown by some sources."

This template is a table, and in my opinion, tables are mostly used for comparison purposes, and therefore we need at least a loose standard of what a lockdown is, rather than relying on potentially politically charged commentary from that region. For example, were people in England free to spend their days in parks, shopping, or at the beach prior to 2021-07-19 without facing risk of penalties or prosecution? If so, I would argue that it was no longer a lockdown at that time (although certain restrictions were still in place). This article is about lockdowns, and it would be improved if we use the date when people were allowed to leave their homes for outdoor recreation, dining and non-essential shopping. xlynx (talk) 01:08, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

I have updated the lockdown end dates for England, Scotland and Wales to better reflect a unified definition of lockdown, which is based around when "stay at home orders" were ended. (02 September 2021)

Inclusive dates
I've edited the start dates on earlier Melbourne lockdowns to be consistent with more recent ones on the same row. For example, if a lockdown starts at 2021-02-12 23:59, the start date is listed as 2021-02-13 rather than 2021-02-12. This is important for several reasons: However, while I have now made this one row consistent, the row may not be consistent with most of the table. Having a common standard is more important than my points above, so, what is the standard? xlynx (talk) 08:15, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It is silly to count that 1 minute from 2021-02-12, which is merely to disambiguate the start date for residents who are not aware of the official minute of calendar rollover.
 * The cited news articles usually report the later date (2021-02-13) where they do not mention the time of day the enforcement starts (e.g. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54045102 )
 * This is the most fair way for comparison with regions starting their lockdowns during the day e.g. 6am or 6pm; the start date would always fall on a day the community was actually impacted.

Bad date ordering bug
I came here to find factual material to dispute Saint Jacinda's claim that New Zealand "went early" with it's Covid lockdown.

However, when I click several times on the title of "First lockdown - Start date" at the head of the third column, that column is then ordered in the order of the tiny citation numbers (ie [1], [2], [3], etc) rather than a date order of

which makes this table entirely useless for quickly finding out which territories locked down first ! --03:55, 6 September 2021 (UTC) BushelCandle
 * Albania   2020-03-13[1]
 * Argentina 	2020-03-19[5]
 * Algeria 	2020-03-23[3]
 * I'm pleased to say that this edit seems to have fixed things. I can now point out to 'Ms Go Hard, Go Early' that 66 jurisdictions seem to have beaten New Zealand to a national lockdown. --11:05, 9 September 2021 (UTC) BushelCandle

Un-named references, refs with same content
This template has many references that have the same content. Especially the Australian sections. Regards, 220  of  ßorg 17:45, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Suggest editors use, before reference 'code', so same source can be used multiple times without loading the page with unnecessary reference 'code'.
 * Maybe someone could go through the template and give the references 'ref names'?

Dispute over length of first Melbourne/Victoria lockdown
There is a dispute over when the end date of the first Victoria, Australia lockdown ended. I previously changed this to 31 May 2020 consistent with reliable sources (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-24/how-victorias-coronavirus-restrictions-will-change-in-june/12281050 and https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-premier-67) that indicated that until after that date, people were only able to leave home for a set of 5 specified reasons. On 12 May 2020, an additional reason for leaving the home, "visiting friends and family – with a maximum gathering of up to ten outdoors and having up to five visitors in your home", was permitted (see https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-premier-65). However, it was not until this later date of 1 June that Victorians were no longer limited to a specified set of limited reasons they could leave the home. Until this date, the Victorian government continued to describe the health directions in place as "Stay at Home Directions". Similarly, it was not until this later date of 1 June that any services beyond retail stores were allowed to open to the public.

This change was reverted to 11 May 2020 without discussion and an editor added a note here stating "Restrictions were further eased on the 1st of June 2021, however during the time between then and the 12th of May 2021, "Stay at home orders" were not active and hence this period didn't constitute what is internationally considered a "lockdown"."

If this is the case, what is the "internationally considered" definition of a lockdown if not an order to stay at home except for a set of specified reasons and with broad prohibitions on hospitality or entertainment venues to operate? Is this earlier date of 11 May 2020 correct simply because people were afforded the ability to socialise with a small number of people? I note that many lockdowns around the world, including later Melbourne/Victoria lockdowns also included allowances to socialise with a limited number of people, albeit not necessarily within homes. Would this mean those dates similarly don't fit the definition of lockdown?

Kb.au (talk) 21:45, 21 September 2021 (UTC)