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COVID-19 Information from Global and EU Organizations and Agencies Law and Policy Group | Roundup By Stephanie Rosseau and Fiona Webster 3 Feb 2020; revised 21 Sep 2021 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 2. COVID-19 information from global and EU organizations and agencies ...................................... 2 • Global information ................................................................................................................. 2 • European information ............................................................................................................ 3 3. COVID-19 information from specific countries ............................................................................. 4 • Australia ................................................................................................................................ 4 • Belgium ................................................................................................................................. 4 • Brazil ..................................................................................................................................... 4 • Cambodia .............................................................................................................................. 4 • Canada ................................................................................................................................. 4 • China .................................................................................................................................... 4 • France ................................................................................................................................... 4 • Germany ............................................................................................................................... 4 • India ...................................................................................................................................... 5 • Ireland ................................................................................................................................... 5 • Italy ....................................................................................................................................... 5 • Japan .................................................................................................................................... 5 • Malaysia ................................................................................................................................ 5 • Mexico................................................................................................................................... 5 • Netherlands ........................................................................................................................... 5 • New Zealand ......................................................................................................................... 5 • Philippines ............................................................................................................................. 5 • Poland ................................................................................................................................... 5 • Singapore .............................................................................................................................. 6 • South Africa .......................................................................................................................... 6 • Spain ..................................................................................................................................... 6 • Taiwan .................................................................................................................................. 6 • United Arab Emirates ............................................................................................................ 6 • United Kingdom ..................................................................................................................... 6 • United States......................................................................................................................... 6 • Vietnam ................................................................................................................................. 7 4. Employer-focused COVID-19 resources, articles and information ............................................... 8 • Global or multi-country .......................................................................................................... 8 • Africa ................................................................................................................................... 20 • Angola ................................................................................................................................. 20 • Argentina ............................................................................................................................. 20 • Australia .............................................................................................................................. 21 • Austria ................................................................................................................................. 26 • Bahamas ............................................................................................................................. 26 • Belgium ............................................................................................................................... 26 • Bermuda ............................................................................................................................. 28 • Brazil ................................................................................................................................... 28 • Brunei ................................................................................................................................. 29 • Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................... 29 • Cambodia ............................................................................................................................ 29 • Canada ............................................................................................................................... 29 • Caribbean ........................................................................................................................... 41 • Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua) ............................... 41 • Channel Islands, Guernsey ................................................................................................. 42 • Channel Islands, Jersey ...................................................................................................... 42 • Chile .................................................................................................................................... 42 • China .................................................................................................................................. 43 • Colombia ............................................................................................................................. 43 • Costa Rica .......................................................................................................................... 44 • Croatia ................................................................................................................................ 44 • Cyprus................................................................................................................................. 44 • Czech Republic ................................................................................................................... 45 • Denmark ............................................................................................................................. 46 • El Salvador .......................................................................................................................... 46 • Estonia ................................................................................................................................ 47 • Ethiopia ............................................................................................................................... 47 • Fiji ....................................................................................................................................... 47 • Finland ................................................................................................................................ 47 • France ................................................................................................................................. 47 • Georgia ............................................................................................................................... 50 • Germany ............................................................................................................................. 50 • Ghana ................................................................................................................................. 54 • Gibraltar .............................................................................................................................. 54 • Greece ...............................................................................................................................
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