| Cumulative Covid-19 deaths per million† | WHO Transmission classification◇ | Length of isolation period | Income support for people self-isolating | Accommodation / supplies provided? | Enforcement and monitoring of failure to self-isolate | |
| UK | 1,193 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 10 days (longer if symptoms persist) Contacts: 10 days |
£500 support payment for eligible lower earners (England, Wales, Scotland) Financial support grants available to eligible individuals in Northern Ireland. Statutory sick pay: £95.85 / week |
No | England: £1,000 - £4000 penalty, £10,000 for repeat or major offences Wales: £60 for first offence, fines doubling with each reoffence. Scotland and Northern Ireland: under consideration (fines currently apply to international travellers) |
| Belgium | 1,729 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 7 days (including 3 without symptoms). Contacts: 10 days or 7 days with a negative test |
70% of average earnings (capped at €2755 / £2582 month) plus nominal allowance of €150 / £135 per month | No | €250 / £225 fine – up to €4,000 / £3,602 for serious or repeat offences Spot checks to ensure compliance |
| Canada | 447 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 10 days Contacts: 14 days |
$500 / £447 a week for up to 16 weeks (statutory sick pay of 55% of regular earnings thereafter) | Yes – for those unable to isolate at home (only available in some regions) | Up to $5,000 / £2,891 per day Spot checks to ensure compliance |
| Finland | 106 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 7 days and/or until symptoms have fully resolved for 48 hours Contacts: 10 days |
100% of loss income suffered during isolation | Yes – for those unable to isolate at home | Unconfirmed |
| France | 1,038 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 7 days and until symptoms have fully resolved for 48 hours Contacts: 7 days and following negative test |
90% of gross salary + daily allowance (50% of daily basic wage) for 30 days. | Yes – for those unable to isolate at home | None (under consideration) |
| Germany | 485 | Community transmission | No automatic period, typically 14 days but decision determined by local public health authority | 100% of average annual salary for six weeks, (statutory sick pay of 70% of regular earnings thereafter) | No | Fines vary by locality |
| Norway | 87 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 10 days Contacts: 10 days |
Covered by statutory sick pay, which is 80% of salary (capped at NOK 60,000 / £52,600 / year) | Yes – for those unable to isolate at home | Yes – 20,000 NK / £1,711 and up to 15 days prison |
| Ireland | 473 | Community transmission | Positive cases: 10 days (patients must be fever free for the last five days) Contacts: 14 days |
€350 / £315 per week Separate illness benefit for those not currently working. |
No |
Fines apply to international travellers |
| Italy | 1,297 | Clusters of cases | Positive cases: 10 days and negative test (and 3 days without symptoms) Contacts: 14 days or 10 days with negative test |
Covered by statutory sick pay, which is 50% of average daily pay (excludes self-employed) | Yes – for those unable to isolate at home |
€500 / £450 - €5,000 / £4,500, up to 18 months prison |
| South Korea | 22 | Clusters of cases | Positive cases: 7 days and/or until symptom free, and 2 negative tests Contacts: 14 days |
Rates depend on household size (KRW 454,900 / £307 per month for individuals living alone South Korea has no national paid sick leave system for non-Covid illness. |
Yes – daily necessity kits provided to all home isolation; quarantine facilities provided for severe symptoms or people without individual room. |
KRW 10 million (£6,764) and / or up to 1 year in prison. Geolocation data monitoring of quarantined individuals; random visits to ensure compliance |