Below you may find the GovRM-COVID19 Codebook used for the coding process.
| Category | Intensity | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of individual movement (excluding inner-country travel and international transportation) | 1 | Recommendation to avoid exiting the house | – |
| 2 | Partial restriction on freedom of movement | Restrictions including being only allowed out of the house for specific reasons, under time constraints (e.g., night curfew), only with people from the same household or relatives, only after notification to the authorities (e.g., text messages or written statements.), etc. | |
| 3 | Complete restriction | – | |
| Use of Mask | 1 | Recommendation for use | – |
| 2 | Mandatory use in some indoor/outdoor spaces | – | |
| 3 | Mandatory use in all indoor and outdoor spaces | – | |
| Public Gatherings | 1 | Recommendation for avoiding public gatherings | The concept represents the ability of individuals to associate with each other in internal/external public spaces for any reason, including for the purposes of demonstrating for a cause. In cases of legislation in which activities included in a different indicator (e.g., public events) are understood to be part of public gatherings (e.g., North Carolina, USA), only public gatherings (and not other indicators) are coded unless explicit references to other indicators exist in the legislation. |
| 2 | Partial ban of gatherings | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations, obligation for prior notification to the authorities, etc. | |
| 3 | Ban of all public gatherings | – | |
| Education (This indicator includes all grade levels, from kindergarten through to tertiary education) | 1 | Recommendation for closure | For institutions of some or all grades. |
| 2 | Partial closure (of some or all grades, with some or no additional measures) | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., only a certain number of students per classroom), social distancing, health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure | Special educational institutions, such as those offering special-needs education, are not considered because of their special character. | |
| Food services (restaurants, bars, etc., excluding food retailers) | 1 | Recommendation for closure | – |
| 2 | Partial closure | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of tables or certain number of customers per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure | Take-away or delivery services are not taken into consideration, given that those were essential services. | |
| Food retailers (supermarkets, grocery stores, etc., excluding food services) | 1 | Recommendation for closure | – |
| 2 | Partial closure | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of customers per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure | Take-away or delivery services are not taken into consideration, given that those were essential services. | |
| Sports’ Facilities (indoor, outdoor) | 1 | Recommendation for closure | – |
| 2 | Partial closure | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of athletes per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure | Olympic/Paralympic and professional or registered athletes are excluded, considering that, in most cases, they were allowed to practice. | |
| Inner-country travel (between Municipalities, Regions, etc., excluding essential goods’ transportation and trade) | 1 | Recommendation to avoid travel | – |
| 2 | Restriction of travel | Restrictions including local/regional/state lockdowns, limitations (e.g., valid test/recovery/vaccination certificate) or prohibition of travel between municipalities/regions/states, etc. | |
| 3 | Complete restriction of travel (all areas of a country) | No travel allowed between any one area of a country and another. | |
| International transportation (ships, planes, etc., excluding essential goods’ transportation and trade) | 1 | Mandatory test/recovery/vaccination certificate presentation and/or check and/or quarantine | – |
| 2 | Intensity level 1 plus ban of travel from some countries | Nationals and citizens of the respective country are not counted because travel was always allowed in their case. | |
| 3 | Intensity level 1 plus ban of travel from all countries | ||
| Work and other interior spaces not included in other categories (civil service/public employees, beauty salons, barber shops, etc.,) | 1 | Recommendation for working remotely | – |
| 2 | Partial closure of workplaces | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of employees per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure of workplaces | Work that is impossible to be conducted remotely, along with essential services, are excluded. | |
| Public Events (concerts, conferences, festivals, etc.) | 1 | Recommendation for not holding public events | – |
| 2 | Partial ban of public events | Restrictions including banning of only some types of events (e.g., only concerts), spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of attendees per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Ban of all public events | Events permitted only for the purpose of being televised (no audience, etc.), are not considered. | |
| Retail stores (clothes shops, outlets, shopping malls, etc.) | 1 | Recommendation for closure | – |
| 2 | Partial closure | Restrictions including closure of only some types of stores (e.g., shopping malls), spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of customers per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure | Online retail stores/purchases are not included. | |
| Religious places and ceremonies (churches, marriages, funerals, etc.) | 1 | Recommendation for closure | – |
| 2 | Partial closure | Restrictions including spatial or numeric limitations (e.g., certain number of individuals per square meter), health protection measures (e.g., mandatory masks), etc. | |
| 3 | Total closure | The operation of religious places or the holding of religious ceremonies only by religious leaders, priests, and other official church representatives, employees or personnel, is not included, considering that, in most cases, it was allowed. Accordingly, funerals are also not considered in the coding. |