A Legislation-Based Database for COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around world imposed a wide variety of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in form restrictions various aspects social life, hoping curb spread SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, measures such as on public gatherings, closure schools, or mandatory use masks, raised several concerns terms both their necessity and effectiveness. The Observatory Government Restrictive Measures for pandemic (GovRM-COVID19), which began November 2020 within Center Research Democracy Law University Macedonia (Greece), has developed database tracking all legislative imposing across different countries. legislation main source information with daily frequency, well consideration sub-federal entities non-unitary (federal, devolved, etc.) states, provide one most accurate accounts restrictions. end result is researchers data how have restricted individual rights freedoms of, during, offering an opportunity comparative research countries policy strategies.