01 May 2020 – Executive Order extending lockdown over weekend, except grocery stores and gas stations for one day

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing measures; Adapting or closing offices, businesses, institutions, and operations; International travel measures
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Prime Minister

Overview: Executive Order extending weekend lockdowns including grocery stores and gas stations except for access by essential personnel and except for opening one day of week, no incoming flights allowed
Full details here: https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/wcm/connect/75e5c2d0-35b4-4d98-8383-610778c74839/AmendedLockdownOrder%28No.5%29.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

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Type of Justification: Learning from other jurisdictions
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: Justification in news was cited with the stricter lockdowns Latin American countries have undertaken, rather than wthe CDC recommendations/United Sattes restrictions