As Canadians sun themselves on beaches on Nova Scotia and British Columbia while others continue moving freely to liquor stores and malls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing growing calls to implement new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Other countries have already taken a far more stringent approach. Here’s a look at how other leaders are battling the pandemic.

China

The first case of the coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Since the outbreak, the government has implemented several measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

These include a quarantine of Hubei Province, which involved controlling all movement in and out of the area and suspending public transit. Chinese New Year celebrations, which are normally attended by millions every year, were cancelled, and the national government mandated that all foreigners arriving in the country be quarantined for 14 days.

According to graphics from the New York Times, China has dramatically flattened the curve from its apex of more than 4,000 cases per day in February.

Hong Kong also instituted a 14-day quarantine for all incoming travellers. In order to enforce this measure, the government has mandated all arrivals to wear a tracker wristband. According to Quartz, each wristband has a unique QR code. The user will have to download an app on their phone, scan the code, and then walk around their dwelling in order to calibrate the device.

If quarantine is breached, the wristband will detect it, inform the government, and the user will either face up to six months in prison or face a fine of 25,000 Hong Kong dollars ($4,685).

Singapore

The government banned all travellers from China and required the temperatures of each person entering the country be taken. This was also done for anyone entering schools and restaurants.

Early in the outbreak, it decided to test all cases of influenza and pneumonia, and tracked down every person who could possibly be infected using police and flight manifestos.

France

President Emmanuel Macron ordered a nationwide lockdown to battle the coronavirus.

Other measures include banning all gatherings of more than 100 people, the closure of all non-essential public spaces such as restaurants, cafés, and cinemas, and postponing the second round of municipal elections. People in France will also have to fill out an online form to obtain a permit allowing them to be outside — otherwise they could be fined.

Norway

The Norwegian government has also confirmed that anyone caught breaking quarantine or isolation rules will be fined 20,000 kroner ($2,575) or face 15 days in jail.

Other measures include banning entry to all foreigners, and ordering their citizens who fled for their mountain cabins to return to their primary residence.

Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in self-isolation after her doctor was reported infected with COVID-19, announced recently that all gatherings of more than two people were banned, except for families.

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It is one of the strictest emergency measures implimented in the world.

Philippines

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a lockdown of the main island of Luzon, which contains the capital city, Manila, and is home to more than 53 million people.

Travel has been severely restricted, curfews have been implements, public events have been cancelled, and checkpoints put in place to monitor people’s motivation for movement.

Some cities have begun using a system of quarantine passes — similar to in France — where only one person per household is designated to go outside and purchase basic necessities.