Information bulletin
of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center
on abuses the COVID-19 response actions during quarantine regime in Azerbaijan
May 11, 2020
Background:
Azerbaijan remains under lockdown regime due to COVID-19 which is to end on May 31st. Most of the restrictions are lifted, however, SMS-permit system for leaving the home is still in force in 4 big cities, including capital Baku. Some service industry fields are open all over the country whereas café and restaurant are closed in Baku and other 3 big cities.
As of May 11th, there have been 2519 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection whereas 1650 people were recovered and 32 died. According to officials, Azerbaijan is witnessing the second wave of the infection.
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