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The country has announced that has extended the third phase of it's COVID-19 measures until 19 June; the third of four, since 15 June the current phase has allowed the limited re-opening of restaurants and indoor gyms by appointment only, outdoor exercise for up to two people, drive-in cinema and other cultural activities with social distancing measures. From 4 May onwards, the 'smart quarantine' measures were originally introduced to relax nationwide measures in four phases. Exhaustive information on each phase is available on the Paraguayan Ministry of Health website (in Spanish).

The country's transport minister has announced that Ireland will ease quarantine restrictions on people travelling from abroad on 20 July, with people arriving from a 'green list' of countries with low COVID-19 rates to be exempt from isolating themselves for 14 days. The government had previously said in June that the restrictions would be eased from 9 July, but since have delayed this due to concern about travel-related infections.

Norway's government has said that from 15 July, the country will allow quarantine-free travel for those living in certain EU/EEA countries where the level of infection is at a low level. The list of countries is set to be published on 10 July on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health website.

The government in Spain's Catalonia region has re-imposed COVID-19 controls on an area of 210,000 people after a sharp rise in infections. The region's president has said no-one will now be allowed to enter or leave Segrià, an agricultural area west of Barcelona which includes the city of Lleida. The local lockdown began on the afternoon of 4 July, with provisions made to allow non-residents to leave.

The Greek government has announced that it has banned all but essential travel from Serbia, as COVID-19 infection numbers steadily rise in the Balkan country. For a week from the morning of 6 July, all entry points are closed to Serbian travellers. The move comes days after Serbian authorities re-imposed lockdown restrictions in the capital Belgrade.

The Australian government has announced that border between the states of New South Wales and Victoria will close at 23.59 (local time) on 7 July, due to a second spike of COVID-19 cases within Victoria. A permit system will be put in place for people who need to travel into New South Wales, and all border crossing for non-essential purposes will be restricted.

The country has extended their current public health emergency status until 14 July, ahead of international tourism being due to resume from the following day. However, curfew restrictions in the Greater Male area have been eased and there are no movement restrictions there from 0500 to 2300 (local time) daily. Maldives will restart tourism and re-open borders for visitors from all nationalities from 15 July. Tourists traveling to the Maldives will be provided a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival.

Government official's in Spain's north-western region of Galicia have re-imposed restrictions on an area of 70,000 people following a COVID-19 outbreak. Only those travelling for work will be allowed to leave or enter the coastal district of A Marina from midnight on Sunday 5 July to Friday 10 July. The move comes a day after the north-eastern region of Catalonia imposed a similar local lockdown.

Sydney Airport has introduced a cap on international arrivals effective from tomorrow, 4 July 2020, when arrivals will be limited to 50 people per incoming flight and a total of 450 arrivals per day. The decision follows an increase in diverted flights to Sydney from Melbourne Airport, where incoming international flights have been suspended until 15 July - this has caused a strain on government quarantine facilities in Sydney. The cap is due to stay in place until at least 15 July when Melbourne Airport is due to resume receiving international flights.

The Queensland government department of health has provided further clarification for quarantine requirements on arrival in the state. While the directive says that any person who has been in a COVID-19 hotspot within the previous 14 days must quarantine upon arrival, paragraph 13 stipulates exemptions to this, including for specialist workers or those solely transiting through an airport in a COVID-19 hotspot.

The UK government has confirmed a list of 59 countries from which visitors or returning passengers are due to be exempt from the current 14-day self-quarantine on arrival requirement in England from 10 July. The devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to set out their own approach to exemptions seperately.

The UK government have this morning issued a press release confirming that passengers returning to or visiting England from Germany, France, Spain and Italy will no longer need to self-isolate on arrival from 10 July 2020. A further announcement is expected at around lunchtime today, 3 July, whereby a list of around 50 countries may be announced as also exempt from self-isolation requirements. The UK's devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to set out their own requirements.

The country was due to resume full operations at Princess Juliana International Airport on 1 July. However, due to the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., all flights to and from the U.S. have been pushed back by an additional two weeks. Flights from Europe and Canada are being allowed; flights from Aruba, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius, Anguilla, St. Barts, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands also will be permitted to land.

Passengers returning to Switzerland from regions deemed to be at high-risk from COVID-19 will be quarantined, the country's government announced on 1 July; it will maintain and update a list of affected countries from which passengers must self-isolate for ten days beginning on 6 July. It also said it expected to follow the EU's recommendation to lift restrictions on travel from 15 countries outside Europe’s generally border-free Schengen zone, but would not lift the measures until 20 July —compared to the EU's 1 July proposal.

The U.S. has been confirmed to be excluded from a finalised list of 14 countries from which passengers are permitted to enter the EU’s 27 member, and four other, nations in Europe’s visa-free Schengen travel zone. The confirmed countries are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. China may also soon be included if they confirm reciprocity. Although the U.S. is excluded for now, the list is set to be reviewed every 14 days.

The country's government will restrict the entry of foreign arrivals to Brazil for an additional 30 days due to COVID-19 related measures, it said in a decree late on 30 June in its official gazette; the suspension was previously due to expire on 4 July. Foreign arrivals with permanent residence in Brazil or a work permit will be exempt, as will those with Brazilian spouses or children. Passengers in transit to other countries are also exempted, as long as they do not leave the airports.

International flights to Melbourne are to be diverted from until 15 July, as the Australian state of Victoria increases COVID-19 measures. So far, the state of New South Wales (NSW) has reportedly declined to accept diverted flights, which would mean that arrival into Sydney would not be possible as an alternative. Canberra's international airport, however, will currently not refuse flights according to the Australian Capital Territory’s (ACT) chief minister.

The country resumed international flights and re-opened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza on 1 July after over three months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic; on the first day of re-opening, 16 flights took off from Cairo International Airport.

The country's government announced on 30 June that it is extending a global travel ban and mandatory quarantine measures that require most travelers to Canada, including citizens returning home, to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. The mandatory quarantine is now in effect until at least 31 August, while the travel ban for most other foreign travelers is extended to at least 31 July. Travel by U.S. citizens is covered seperately, and was recently extended to keep the U.S.-Canada border closed to all non-essential travel until at least 21 July.

A finalised list of 14 countries from which passengers are permitted to enter the EU’s 27 member, and four other, nations in Europe’s visa-free Schengen travel zone has been released; they are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. China may also soon be included if they confirm reciprocity. As expected, the U.S. is excluded for now, but the list will be reviewed every 14 days.