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The country's government announced today that from 19 June it will introduce an obligatory 14-day quarantine from Friday for most people coming from Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo. This follows the previous introduction on 13 June of the same measures for 31 countries with high numbers of COVID-19 cases including Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden.

The country's government announced yesterday that the current suspension of international commercial flights, plus the closure of land and sea borders, will remain in place until at least 4 July; there is, however, an indication that the measures are likely to extend beyond this. Despite the extension, Royal Jordanian Airlines and Qatar Airways may be offering limited special repatriation flights during this period.

Following the previous news of a move to alert level three and increased curbs on movement, China's capital has now mandated COVID-19 testing for hundreds of thousands of people. Among other restrictions, residents must now have a negative result on a nucleic acid test in order to travel; as a result, long lines at clinics are becoming a common site as strain is put on the healthcare system.

The country's government announced on 16 June that Maurice Bishop International Airport will re-open on 1 July to regional and international flights. All arriving passengers will be screened, including via rapid COVID-19 testing, and will need to comply with quarantine requirements, which are expected to be released shortly.

The country's government announced today that it will allow entry to citizens from most European nations with a low number of COVID-19 infections from 27 June - two months earlier than originally planned. This includes around two million people from some qualifying regions of nearby, hard-hit Sweden.

Macau’s government have announced that from 12.00 (local time) on 17 June, it will require all arrivals who have been to Beijing within two weeks prior to entering the city will be put under 14 days of medical observation at a designated location.

The country’s government has re-opened its borders to residents of countries which meet a criteria of less than 25 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population; the list of countries is updated weekly.

In a follow up to previous alerts regarding restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border, the Canadian prime minister has announced that a suspension on non-essential travel between the two countries will remain in place until 21 July.

The country's civil aviation authority said today that it will extend a suspension of international flights by a month due to COVID-19; the additional month suspension begins on 22 June and will run through to 22 July.

The country remains at alert level three, meaning both domestic travel for tourism and all international travel will not take place until further notice; international flights are permitted to operate only for repatriation, medevac and other essential purposes. Domestic travel for business or essential purposes will continue on limited routes and with restricted capacity.

The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico for at least another 30 days from 23 June, when the restriction was previously due to expire.

In a continuation of the gradual lifting of restrictions at Hong Kong International Airport, it is now permitted for passengers to transit using different airlines, although boarding passes and hold baggage must be printed and checked through to the final destination.

The country's foreign ministry announced today that on 30 June Sweden will lift its advice against non-essential travel to 10 European countries - Greece, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, France, Iceland, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

Dubai-based Emirates is planning to open ‘air bridges’ with European countries, according to local media reports. Air bridges, also referred to as ‘travel corridors’, would allow tourists to travel between two countries during the current COVID-19 pandemic, without needing to quarantine.

The government of the state of South Australia will reopen the state's borders to Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory from midnight (16 June) as it further accelerates the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The change means travellers from those jurisdictions will no longer need to isolate themselves for 14 days when they arrive in South Australia.

The airline has announced that the suspension of all southbound flights will now be extended until at least 31 July.

The country's government has today raised its emergency response level from two to three, in an effort to contain a COVID-19 outbreak which some fear will lead to a city-wide lockdown. Many domestic flights to Beijing were today cancelled, schools were closed and some neighbourhoods have been blocked off in an attempt to curb movement.

Singapore's government has announced a review of several of the border measures currently in place; upcoming changes include new passenger testing from 23.59 (local time) on 17 June, in addition to the existing mandatory 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN). Further long term pass holders currently outside Singapore will also be permitted to return, and arrivals from some destinations will no longer be required to serve their SHN at a dedicated facility.

Botswana today lifted a recently reinstated COVID-19 lockdown on its capital city Gaborone and surrounding areas after most of the cases reported last week turned out to be negative, according to reports from the country’s health department.

The country's capital has tightened safety measures due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. There are increased testing requirements as well as a mandatory 14 day stay at home notice for anyone who has visited the Xinfadi market, which is thought to be the source of the latest outbreak. In addition, 10 Chinese cities have advised their residents not to travel to the capital.