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Questions about political actions related to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in 2019, SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. For general public health policy questions, use [public-health]. For questions requiring medical answers, please ask on https://medicalsciences.stackexchange.com

The COVID-19 outbreak was unique politically because entire cities and nations went into lockdown for weeks on end to try and limit its spread.