Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Health, Local Government, Transportation
Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Allowing domestic travel
Level of Jurisdiction: Cocody Abidjan
Lead People/Agency: The National Security Council (CNS)
Overview: The National Security Council (CNS) decided on Monday July 13, 2020 to lift the isolation measure for Greater Abidjan from Wednesday July 15, 2020. The CNS maintained the state of emergency until July 30, 2020 , the closure of bars, nightclubs, cinemas and performance venues, as well as maritime and land borders. Systematic control of wearing masks in vehicles and public places will be carried out and more rigorous. This control will be accompanied by coercive measures, defined by decree.
Full details here: https://aip.ci/cote-divoire-aip-fin-de-lisolement-du-grand-abidjan-a-partir-du-mercredi-15-juillet-2020/
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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – academic, National – government
Evidence/Justification: The end of the isolation of Abidjan, which is the important measure of this council in the face of the COVID19 pendulum, was justified by several observations.
increasing testing capacity to peak at 2,219 tests / day at the start of July 2020;
strengthening of screening and care laborators;
the death rate remained at 0.7%, one of the lowest in Africa;