The exception was an effort in early May when several government ministers attempted to coerce compliance with the shutdown by issuing fines. This was quickly and decisively opposed by Moldovans who appealed to the national Constitutional Court, which quickly struck down the fines in favor of “voluntary compliance”.
COVID-19 infections and deaths as reported by the Moldovan Health Ministry on 23 June 2020.
See COVID-19 morbidity rates from: 16,43% (Belgium), 14,90% (Great Britain), 14,82% (France), 13,84% (Italy), 11,74% (Spain), 05,97% (U.S.), 04,22% (Germany), 03.65 (Japan), 03.42% (Lithuania), 03.26% (Estonia), and 02.07% (Norway). John's Hopkins University of Medicine, 7 May 2020, https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.
“The Doctor Is In: Scott Atlas and the Efficacy of Lockdowns, Social Distancing, and Closings”, Uncommon Knowledge, The Hoover Institution, 23 June 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZqGSnVt8c8.
KUSI News, San Diego, 22 April 2020, https://www.kusi.com/usc-professor-joel-hay-says-there-is-no-scientific-proof-social-distancing-prevents-spread-of-coronavirus/ (Accessed in August 2020).
“Questioning conventional wisdom in the COVID-19 crisis”, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Uncommon Knowledge, Hoover Institution, 31 March 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UO3Wd5urg0.