This article documents the chronology of the response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this pandemic began in
December 2019.
Reactions and measures in Africa
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Reactions and measures in Europe
1 November
England will enter a period of lockdown from 5 November to 2 December.[1]
Italy will enforce different limitations for each region according to a color-coded map, as discussed by
Giuseppe Conte, according to different factors, such as the mean Rt virus transmission ratio of each region. From November 6th until December 3rd, red regions (
Lombardy,
Piedmont,
Calabria,
Sicily) will be restricted with a full lockdown (
similarly to what happened during March 2020); orange and yellow regions will observe less restrictions (a so-called "mini-lockdown" or flexible lockdown).[4]
5 November
The Danish Government has ordered the culling of 17 million
minks being
grown for fur after a mutated strain of COVID-19 known as "cluster 5" was detected among minks. "Cluster 5" has infected at least twelve people. The Danish Government has justified on the cull in order to prevent a "restart" of the global pandemic.[5][6]
Reactions and measures in South and Southeast Asia
Malaysian Senior Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced that the Malaysian Government would be reinstating
Conditional Movement Control Order restrictions throughout most states in peninsular Malaysia between 9 November and 6 December 2020. In addition, CMCO measures for Sabah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putraya, which were scheduled to end on 9 November, were extended until 6 December. Under these CMCO measures, all educational institutions, social and cultural activities will be required to cease but economic activities can continue under set standard operating procedures.[8]
The Malaysian Government has extended
Enhanced Movement Control Order restrictions over several areas in Sabah, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Sarawak in response to a spike in cases nationwide.[10]
Air CommodoreDarryn Webb has announced that New Zealand returnees will not be able to board flights to New Zealand without having pre-booked hotel vouchers for staying at a managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility.[13]
9 November
After
American Samoa had confirmed its first three cases resulting from maritime travel, authorities on neighbouring
Samoa are investigating whether the three infected individuals had disembarked from their container ship Fesco Askold which had docked in
Apia's port over the weekend.[14]
13 November
New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister
Chris Hipkins confirmed that Auckland would remain at Alert Level 1 and that the city centre would reopen after a recent community transmission was genomically linked to an existing cluster. Hipkins also confirmed that he would seek Cabinet's permission to make it compulsory to wear masks on Auckland public transportation and flights.[15]
On 17 November,
South AustralianPremierSteven Marshall announced that the state would be entering a six-day "circuit breaker" lockdown following a local community outbreak. As a result, all schools, universities, eateries, and the construction industry will shut down while exercising outside of houses will be banned.[17]
19 November
The
Bank of New Zealand has announced the closure of 38 branches nationwide over the next seven months as a result of the economic effects of COVID-19.[18]
21 November
On 21 November, South Australian Premier
Steven Marshall announced that authorities would be ending the state's "circuit breaker" restrictions after a hospitality worker at the center of the cases admitted misleading authorities. Under the easing of lockdown restrictions, limited numbers of people will be allow to attend private functions, funerals, restaurants and pubs.[19][20]