National responses have included containment measures such as quarantines (also known as stay-at-home, shelter-in-place or lockdown orders) and curfews. As of April 2, nearly 300 million people, or about 90% of the population, are under some form of lockdown in the United States, more than 50 million people are in lockdown in the Philippines, around 59 million in South Africa and 1.3 billion in India.
Majibu ya kitaifa yamejumuisha hatua za kudhibiti kama vile karantini (zinazofahamika kama amri za kukaa nyumbani, amri za kubarizi mahali au kufungwa kwa shughuli za kawaida kwa muda) na kafyu.Kufikia tarehe 2 Aprili, takriban watu milioni 300 au karibu 90% ya idadi hiyo iko chini ya aina fulani ya kufungiwa shughuli za kawaida nchini Marekani, zaidi ya watu milioni 50 wamefungiwa shughuli za kawaida nchini Ufilipino na takribani watu milioni 59 wamefungiwa shughuli za kawaida nchini Afrika Kusini na watu bilioni 1.3 wamefungiwa shughuli za kawaida nchini India.