The COVID-19 pandemic that has spread across the world since the beginning of 2020 poses a serious threat  to  the  health,  lives  and  future  of  all  of  us.  Governments,  health  authorities  and  countless professionals  are  working  tirelessly  to  contain  the  outbreak  and  to  mitigate  its  effects.  As  a  result, nearly  every  aspect  of  daily  life  of  billions  of  people  world-wide  has  changed.  Finding  an  effective response to the pandemic is a shared top priority for decisionmakers around the globe. In addition to urgent health-related measures, actions are taken to offset social, economic, labour, cultural, security and other impacts of the crisis.

Read guidance on mitigating a global health crisis while maintaining freedom of expression and information based on the Council of Europe standards.