The country is under a state of emergency. All schools, public transportation, restaurants and stores (except pharmacies, supermarkets and banks) in the greater Bangkok area and in major cities are closed through to 30 April. Compassion child development centres are closed for group activities, but some are offering learning materials through social media. Centre staff have distributed soap, sanitiser gels and face masks in some areas. Where possible, staff are keeping in contact with children and families by phone or social media.

The Philippines has declared a Code Red Sublevel 2 Alert. This prohibits large gatherings and has put the city of Manila in community quarantine. The government has also issued an Enhanced Community Quarantine which primarily restricts travel from one city to another. In response, Compassion Philippines has suspended activities at child development centres. Centre staff are providing relief packages to children and families.

Under government orders, public meetings are banned and schools are closed until 19 April. Compassion child development centres are therefore closed. Centre staff are taking food packages to the most vulnerable children, monitoring the health of children and families, providing medical funds in cases of illness, and praying continually.

The government directed all mass gatherings to stop and all churches and schools to close. Compassion child development centres have discontinued group activities through to 30 April. The centres are open only for one-to-one interaction with children and caregivers on an emergency basis. Centre staff are visiting homes of children as needed, and continuing medical interventions and child protection measures.

The government has been providing health prevention guidelines and updates daily. The schools are closed until 17 April and public gatherings are banned. All Compassion child development centres are closed for group program activities.

The government has increased the preventative measures to putting the whole country in quarantine until 4 April. All businesses are closed with staff working from home, as possible. The new governmental decree makes provisions for people working with the most vulnerable population (such as Compassion registered children and their families) to mobilise resources. Compassion Bolivia staff and local church partners are exploring how to do this and provide food and hygiene supplies where they are most needed.

The government has declared preventative measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Schools, universities, places of worship and industrial areas are closed until further notice. The borders and all points of entry are closed, as well as commercial flights suspended. All Compassion child development centres are closed for group program activities until 13 April.

The government announced the closure of all schools, professional training centres and universities until 31 March. Public gatherings of more than 50 people are restricted. All churches and religious congregations are suspending their services until 16 April. All citizens are being encouraged to follow hygiene and sanitation measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. In addition, there are restrictions on restaurants, marketplaces, theaters, and the borders and airports are closed. A curfew is in place from 7pm to 5am. All Compassion child development centres have limited program activities with all group activities, training and meetings cancelled. Child protection work, support for highly vulnerable children and healthcare support will continue.

The government of Rwanda is taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Schools are closed and large gatherings (e.g. sports, religious, social, etc.) are prohibited for two weeks. At Compassion child development centres, all group and training activities are postponed. Other individual programs will continue.

All schools, colleges and universities in Tanzania are closed and public gatherings are banned through to 15 April. All Compassion child development centres have also suspended group activities until 15 April. Compassion Tanzania staff and local church partners have received instruction on virus prevention measures. Local churches will continue to provide medical attention and child protection support to children and their families as needed.

The country is under an epidemiological alert and has put preventive measures in place. Compassion Nicaragua staff participated in a World Health Organization orientation about prevention of the virus spread. Child development centres are not holding group activities and are primarily focused on care of the most vulnerable children and providing food and healthcare as needed.

Schools in Ethiopia are closed through to 29 March. Large gatherings are banned, religious gatherings are limited, and precautionary measures are in place for public transportation. All child development centres have stopped group activities, meetings and training. Local church partners are communicating prevention measures to children and families.

El Salvador issued a mandatory nationwide quarantine in early March as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Salvadoran president acknowledged that the health system is not prepared or equipped to handle an epidemic of the disease. All educational activities (schools, colleges, universities, etc.) are suspended for a period of 21 days. Compassion child development centres are also suspended during this time however, staff are providing food and medicine to the most vulnerable families.

The government of Ecuador declared a national health emergency and put prevention measures in place limiting entry into the country, restricting residents’ movement, prohibiting large group gatherings, closing schools and some businesses, and improving sanitation of public places. All Compassion child development centres are closed until 31 March.

The government has implemented stricter preventation activities including closing all schools in Brazil, banning all public events and closing all public gathering locations, such as shopping centres and restaurants. Beginning 18 March, all Compassion child development centres in Brazil were suspended until 31 March. Compassion Brazil staff have planned to provide food and health support to registered children as needed.

Local governments have advised students to learn from home and not attend schools. Compassion child development centres are closed. Local church partners and Compassion staff continue to monitor the situation and promote disease-prevention efforts.

All Honduran borders are closed and a national quarantine is in place through to 23 March. Public gatherings such as sports, cultural, social and religious events and public transportation are suspended and most businesses are closed. Only supermarkets, banks and hospitals are open. A curfew is in place in the three regions where cases of COVID-19 have been reported. All Compassion child development centres are suspended.

The Guatemala government has prohibited large public events and gatherings through to 3 April. Schools, churches, sports activities, shopping centres, restaurants, and public and private organisations, except for pharmacies and hospitals, are closed. As a result, all Compassion child development centres are also closed. Local church partners are monitoring the health and welfare of registered children through phone calls.

The government of Dominican Republic proclaimed a national emergency. Schools, parks and commercial businesses (except for pharmacies and supermarkets) are closed, public events are banned, and air travel is suspended until the end of March. All Compassion child development centres are closed.

All Compassion child development centres in Peru have suspended group activities. Compassion staff and local church partners are monitoring the children and families that are most vulnerable due to extreme poverty and health complications.

A ban has been imposed on all public gatherings and all schools are closed until 20 April. Closures also include zoos, theaters and private institutions. Compassion child development centres are also closed during this time.

The government of Ghana issued a directive suspending all public gatherings of more than 25 people, closing all schools and encouraging social distancing. All child development centres are currently closed. Local staff will assist with access to emergency health care for children, if needed.

In response to government guidelines in Kenya, public gatherings are currently banned and all learning institutions are closed. As a result of these measures, all Compassion group activities, including weekly child development centre programs, caregiver meetings and group trainings, are suspended. During this time, Compassion Kenya is providing child development centres with information about prevention of coronavirus (COVID-19) and how to respond if children are affected.

The government has declared a state of sanitary emergency with all educational institutions being closed until 20 April. All borders are closed to non-citizens until 30 May. All child development centres have been suspended.

Due to its population density, Bangladesh is at high risk for spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Therefore, the Bangladesh government has instructed all schools, colleges and educational institutions to close until 31 March. Because of this, all Compassion child development centres in Bangladesh are suspended until 31 March.