As the world reacts to the threat of Coronavirus, many countries will declare public holidays as a way to restrict social interaction.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make May 4th – Friday May 7th 2021 non-working days and extend the public holiday period at the beginning of May due to the coronavirus outbreak. The measure was billed as a way to “preserve the downward trend in the number of coronavirus infections and promote […]
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According to the press service of the Government of Georgia, on April 9th 2021, the Interagency Coordination Council has taken the decision to declare May 4th – 11th 2021 as nationwide public holidays. The decision is intended to address the increased movement of people following Orthodox Easter which is celebrated on May 2nd 2021. As […]
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Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, three public holidays for Songkran were postponed until later in the year. The first of the three substitute holidays took place on Monday July 27th to create a four-day weekend for King’s Birthday. The remaining two holidays will take place on Friday September 4th and Monday September 7th, creating another […]
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The South Korean government has designated Monday August 17th 2020 as a one-off national holiday, allowing workers in the nation to enjoy a three-day weekend as a compensation for the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Even though Liberation Day falls on Saturday August 15th in 2020, it would not have been compensated with a public […]
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The replacement days for the postponed Khmer New Year holidays will be observed from August 17th to 21st 2020. The announcment comes after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the Cabinet to convene and decide on the dates for the substitute holidays, now that the coronoavirus outbreak is under control. Khmer New Year Holiday traditionally takes […]
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The Thai Government has announced that there will be an additional public holiday on Monday July 27th 2020, to create a four-day weekend for the King’s Birthday. This additional holiday will be taken from the three promised ‘make-up’ days for the Songkran public holidays that were postponed in April due to the coronavirus pandemic. This […]
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The public administration ministry has declared a public holiday on Thursday June 4th, due to the nationwide curfew which will be in effect on that day. Sri Lanka will observe a curfew on June 4th and 5th, as the country will commemorate the Poson Full Moon Poya Day on June 5th. Poson Poya is second […]
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Bangladesh has announced the extension of the ongoing general holiday until May 30th to address the coronavirus outbreak. The general holiday began on March 26th to ensure social distancing for containing coronavirus and has been extended several times. A gazette notification has been issued by the Ministry of Public Administration in this regard. All educational […]
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Following a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the bank holiday scheduled for Senior Race Day has now been moved to the end of August. Originally, an amendment made to the Bank Holidays Act 1989 on May 4th 2020 by Mr Cannan, stated that the due to the cancellation of the 2020 Isle of Man […]
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Ireland isn’t a country blessed with public holidays compared to its European neighbours, but Irish workers may get a surprise bonus holiday later this year as proposals are in place by the Government to declare a special bank holiday when lockdown restrictions are finally lifted. Speaking in the Dáil, Ireland’s parliament, Minister for Tourism Brendan […]
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