Presidential Decree No. 6/2020 on the Declaration of the State of Emergency. Pays/Territoire Guinée-Bissau Type du document Règlement Date 2020 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Général Mot clé Santé publique Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Restrictions à l'utilisation Risques Aire géographique Afrique, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Nord, Sahel, Petits états insulaires en développement, Afrique de l'Ouest Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force immediately on 28 March 2020. Résumé This Presidential Decree declares the State of Emergency for reasons of the COVID-19 pandemic, covering the entire Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The state of emergency lasts 15 days, starting on 28 March 2020 and ending on 25 July 2020, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 24/2020 renewing the state of emergency. The renewals are based on the need to join efforts in combating the pandemic of COVID-19, globally recognized as a situation of public disaster, providing for fundamental rights, whose exercise remains temporarily suspended, administrative implementation, quarantine and proportionality of the implementation of measures. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org