People are only allowed to leave their homes to go to work or to run essential errands. The new government measures covering the whole country will come into effect from March 28. Grocery shops and pharmacies will be open to people above 65 years of age between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. every day. Others will not be allowed in those shops during that period. People can go outside, but cannot be in a group.

The new measures were created based on international examples of similar laws. The goverment expects the regulation to reduce the amount of contact between people and, consequently, slow down the spread of the virus.