The government introduced strict social distancing measures by end of March 2020 which was enforced until April 2021.
In April 2021 the government relaxed restrictions and opened up schools, resumed commercial flights and public transportation.
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.
[9] As the pandemic became more serious, the government decreed a nationwide lockdown, banning on all non-essential local and international flights.
[48] Diaspora communities have been sending large volumes of money to support relief efforts in the country.