Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Regulation
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Social Services
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Declaring state of emergency
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Senate and the National Assembly
Overview: Parliament extends state of emergency for 20 days
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Type of Justification: Learning from other jurisdictions, Public Opinion (e.g. consultations, opinion polling)
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, National – other
Evidence/Justification: The Senate and the National Assembly adopted, on April 19, in Brazzaville at the end of a special session, the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to extend the duration of the state of health emergency for a period of twenty days.