Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2022

This article documents the chronology of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2022, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this pandemic began in December 2019.

Reactions and measures in the United Nations

Reactions and measures in Africa

Reactions and measures in the Americas

Reactions and measures in the Eastern Mediterranean

Reactions and measures in Europe

Reactions and measures in South, East and Southeast Asia

1 October

China – China puts the city of Shenzhen on lockdown.^[1]

5 October

China – China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang.^[2]

Reactions and measures in the Western Pacific

18 October

The New Zealand Government eliminated several of its COVID-19 emergency powers including its powers to implement lockdowns, managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ), border closures, vaccine passes and mandates. The Government however opted to retain the Act's provisions for seven-day isolation periods, mask use and border entry requirements until Parliament passed newer, general pandemic legislation. In addition, the Government revoked the Epidemic Notice, signalling a shift from emergency management to long-term management of COVID-19.^[3]^[4]
New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced that the Government would hold a royal commission into its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

References

^ "China's lockdown nightmare is far from over". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang, just weeks after its last Covid lockdown". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Daalder, Marc (18 October 2022). "Lockdowns scrapped, but seven-day isolation to stay as Ardern seeks balanced response". Newsroom. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ "Covid-19 response: Vaccine mandates, MIQ and lockdowns set to be scrapped". Radio New Zealand. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ Palmer, Russell (18 October 2022). "Government signals Covid-19 inquiry in the works". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[1] "China's lockdown nightmare is far from over". www.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[2] "China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang, just weeks after its last Covid lockdown". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[3] Daalder, Marc (18 October 2022). "Lockdowns scrapped, but seven-day isolation to stay as Ardern seeks balanced response". Newsroom. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[4] "Covid-19 response: Vaccine mandates, MIQ and lockdowns set to be scrapped". Radio New Zealand. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[5] Palmer, Russell (18 October 2022). "Government signals Covid-19 inquiry in the works". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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