Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2022

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.

5 October

• China – China bans residents from leaving Xinjiang.

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.
• 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.