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Visitors to Scotland from the Spanish mainland and its islands, as well as returning Scottish residents, will no longer be required to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival from this week. A list of quarantine-exempt countries published by the Scottish government previously came into force on 10 July, and has since been reviewed. As a devolved administration, Scotland has chosen to act independently of fellow UK countries including England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The country's government has announced today, 22 July, that Thailand will extend a state of emergency until the end of August, maintaining the security measures put in place to contain its COVID-19 outbreak. The country will however begin allowing the entry of business executives for trade shows, migrant labourers, film makers and medical tourists. All foreign arrivals will be subject to a 14-day quarantine.

The government of Zimbabwe has announced a dusk-to-dawn COVID-19 curfew in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. From today, 22 June, security forces will enforce a curfew between 06:00 and 18:00 local time; all non-working people will be required to stay at home, except to buy groceries and seek medical attention. Business hours will be limited to 08:00 to 15:00, apart from those performing essential services.

The government of the Caribbean nation of Dominica have announced that the country will permit international arrivals from 7 August; tentative plans had previously been announced for a date later in August. Visitors must complete an online health questionnaire and submit a negative result for a COVID-19 PCR test taken up to 72 hours before arrival.

After some uncertainty over the date of its release, the government of Ireland have now announced their travel 'green list' of quarantine-exempt countries; arrivals into the country from Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland, Gibraltar, Monaco, and San Marino will not have to restrict their movements or be subject to a 14-day quarantine. Notably, the United Kingdom has for now been excluded. The list will be reviewed on a fortnightly basis.

Nepal's government announced late last night, 20 July, that it will extend the suspension of regular international flights until 17 August, when they will begin to resume nearly four months after they were halted. Previously, the suspension was set to expire on 22 July.

From 25 July all travellers entering Hong Kong from high-risk destinations will be permitted to quarantine within a hotel, provided that they can show evidence of booked accommodation for at least 14 days from the date of arrival. They will also though be required to provide a letter, certified by a laboratory or health institution, verifying that they have undergone and received a negative test result for COVID-19 no more than 72 hours prior to their departure. Currently, the list of high-risk countries includes Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and South Africa.

The release of Ireland's 'green list' of countries set to be exempt from COVID-19 arrival measures has been delayed, despite previous assurances that it would be made available by 20 July. The delay has been caused by the postponement of a government cabinet meeting to sign-off on the list, and it is currently not clear when it will be re-scheduled for.

China's aviation ministry announced on 21 July that passengers on flights arriving to the Chinese mainland must provide negative COVID-19 test results before boarding. Nucleic acid tests must be completed within five days of departure, at facilities designated or recognised by Chinese embassies in host countries.

The Bahamas is set to close its borders to visitors from the U.S on 22 July, around three weeks after it previously opened them. The decision has reportedly been made due to an uptick in cases of COVID-19 with the islands. From 22 July, only commercial flights and vessels from Canada, the UK and the European Union will be permitted entry.

The Republic of Ireland is due to publish a 'green list' of countries from which arrivals will not be subject to restricted movement or quarantine. Eligible countries are to be determined based on their COVID-19 infection numbers, and the list will be reviewed every two weeks. Great Britain is reportedly expected to not be included.

Panama’s civil aviation authority has announced that it will extend a suspension of international flights by another month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional month of suspended flights begins on 22 July.

The U.S. city of Chicago's mayor announced today that she will re-impose some COVID-19 measures from 24 July; this includes a ban on indoor service at establishments where alcohol is served, and a shutdown of personal services that require the removal of face coverings, such as shaves and facials. While the measures are seemingly not in direct response to any major spikes in cases within the city, they're part of a drive to ensure that Chicago does not return to the peak levels that it previously experienced.

The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. airlines to resume passenger services to the country starting from 23 July. India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Twitter it was moving to further expand international civil aviation operations with arrangements for flights with the U.S., United Arab Emirates, France & Germany.

Express COVID-19 testing has been made available on a trial basis today, 20 July, for some passengers at Russia’s busiest airport, Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. The trial is part of a pilot project aimed at allowing air travel and tourism to resume safely. Following the trial and pending any problems, the express testing will be available from 27 July for domestic and international flights at Sheremetyevo’s Terminal D.

The government of the Philippines has announced that it will allow the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas into the country from 1 August. However, applications for new entry visas will not yet be accepted and returning Filipinos will have priority on inbound flights, given existing caps on airport capacity.

As of 10.00 (GMT+8) on 17 July, mainland China is now requiring those arriving from Hong Kong to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within the previous three days, as well as being subject to 14 days of supervised quarantine in order to gain entry.

The government of Jordan announced on 16 July that it will partially resume commercial flights from August to a limited number of European and Asian countries on an internationally approved safe list; the list currently includes Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Hong Kong and Thailand.

Italy's government announced on 16 July that the country has now banned arriving passengers who have been present in Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro in the last 14 days, including those seeking only to transit. Last week, Italy had already banned entry to people coming from an additional 13 countries, including Brazil, all of which it said presented an excessive rate of COVID-19 infections.

Iraq's government announced on 16 July that the country will re-open its airports for scheduled international traffic on 23 July, after suspending regular commercial flights in March because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The country will also lift a nationwide night-time curfew after the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, and re-open restaurants and malls as long as they implement certain measures.