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The latest updates from the country's government show that Canada's borders will remain closed to all international tourists until at least 31 October. This applies to tourism and leisure travel from all countries including the U.S. by land, air or sea. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are exempt from the ban but face a strict 14-day self-quarantine on returning to Canada. The closure of Canada's land border to all non-essential crossings between the country and the United States also remains in place until at least 21 October.

The country's government is set to trial a return to tourism on the island of Phuket from 8 October, when a flight carrying around 120 people will fly directly into the region’s airport from Guangzhou, China. Visitors will be provided a long stay visa, be quarantined for 14 days, be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result and be tested a further two times during quarantine.

The country’s prime minister has yesterday, 28 September, said that plans for a ‘travel bubble’ between New Zealand and some Australian states could finally be in place before the end of the year; with the virus largely contained in New Zealand, and as cases continue to decline in Australian regions, talks of the long-discussed arrangement have been revived.

The country’s government has announced that it has extended its current COVID-19 restrictions for a two further weeks until at least 18 October. Among the restrictions is a limit of 50 people for both public and private gatherings.

The country’s government has added several countries including the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal to its list of countries from which travellers must go into a 10-day quarantine on arrival; the measures take effect from today, 28 September. Quarantine measures which are in force in Switzerland also apply to Liechtenstein.

Kenya's president yesterday, 28 September, announced a 60 day extension on a nationwide curfew intended to curb the spread of COVID-19, but relaxed the starting time by two hours until 23.00 (local time), finishing each morning at 04.00. The president also lifted a ban on the sale of alcohol in restaurants and bars.

The state government of Australia's Victoria has announced that a night-time curfew imposed on the city of Melbourne will be lifted from the morning of 28 September. The curfew suspension was announced alongside other amendments to restrictions, including an increase on the number of people to be allowed at public gatherings.

The country's government has said that effective today, 28 September, it will re-open its borders for the purposes of tourism, but will continue to operate on a 'red' and 'green' classification system to determine entry requirements based on passengers' country of origin. Passengers coming from ‘green’ zone countries can enter Ukraine restriction free, while ‘red’ zone passengers will have to quarantine for 14 days, with the option of COVID-19 PCR testing to reduce this period.

The country's government has announced that it is officially re-opening its borders for international flights on 5 October. Some of the first countries that will initially be allowed to operate flights for passengers travelling for business or professional purposes include Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the U.S. All arrivals will be required to present proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, obtained a maximum of 48 hours prior to arrival; passengers who do not present this could be denied boarding or will face a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.

The country’s government has removed Germany, Poland and Lithuania from its travel 'green list', leaving just four countries exempt from a 14-day quarantine for arriving passengers; as a result, travellers arriving from all countries other than Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Liechtenstein must go into quarantine for 14 days from 28 September.

The government of the United Arab Emirates will resume issuing visas to foreign visitors for all seven of its regions as of today, 25 September, after a six-month suspension imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubai, the region’s tourism and business hub and one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, had already lifted its own visa ban in July.

The country’s government has extended current measures to curb COVID-19 until at least 14 October. Among the restrictions are limited on gatherings, opening times for many establishments and a ban on many public events.

The country plans to begin a gradual re-opening of its borders to international travel from 1 October; however, the president has warned that entry may be limited to countries deemed to have low COVID-19 infection rates, and a list is yet to be released. Anyone who is permitted to enter will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result obtained a maximum of 72 hours prior, or otherwise will face mandatory quarantine at their own cost.

The country’s government yesterday, 24 September, issued COVID-19 related travel warnings for Prague, as well as French regions that include Paris and Cote d’Azur; warnings are also being issued for Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Israel, Kuwait and the Maldives. All of the most recent warnings will take effect from 28 September.

The government of China has said that from 28 September, foreigners holding visas and permits for work, personal matters and family reunions will be permitted to enter the country without the need to re-validate their visa; anyone with an expired visa will also now be able to re-apply.

The French government unveiled tighter COVID-19 restrictions yesterday, 23 September, including a map of ‘danger zones’ around the country. Designated areas include Marseille, where local authorities have been given days to enforce increased measures. Paris and its suburbs, plus Lille and Toulouse were also declared ‘reinforced danger zones’, entailing further restrictions on event attendance, gatherings and early closures for some businesses.

The country's government has said that although restrictions are not yet set to change for those arriving for the purposes of tourism, from October the country will begin to allow some foreign visitors who are planning to stay for three months or more; this includes categories such as students and medical workers from any country; entry will be limited to 1,000 people per day.

The country's government is reportedly set to unveil tighter COVID-19 restrictions for Paris today, 23 September, following a cabinet meeting. Among the measures are expected to be a ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people, as well as restrictions on alcohol sales and crowd numbers at major events.

South Australia will open its border to New South Wales travellers from midnight 23 September, after the eastern state reached 14 days without reporting any COVID-19 cases with an unknown source.

The country's government has confirmed that Argentina’s COVID-19 lockdown has been extended until at least 11 October. The announcement of the quarantine extension will effectively also suspend international flights, which it was previously hoped would resume on 1 October, keeping borders closed for international tourism for the time being.