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The country’s government has announced a ban on all passenger travel, with the exception of Portuguese citizens and those legally resident in Portugal, between the UK and Portugal from 24.00 (GMT) on Sunday 20 December. The restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country’s government has suspended all inbound passenger flights from the UK from 23.59 (ET) on 20 December for 72 hours; this restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country’s government announced on 20 December that travellers will not be allowed to enter Kuwait if they have been in the UK during the preceding 14 days. This ban is expected to come into force by 22 December. Further updates are due be published by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) when available. The measures will be introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country's government has announced that from 20 December it has suspended all air traffic between UK and Grenada and is not allowing entry to anyone with UK travel history in the previous 14 days. The restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country’s government has announced that direct flights to and from London will be suspended from 20 December until further notice, with more information to be published by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) when available. The restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country’s government announced on 20 December that additional measures for all travellers arriving from the UK will apply, including a requirement to complete a 14-day quarantine in a designated, state-sponsored COVID-19 hotel. The updated restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country’s government has banned all air passenger flights between the UK and the Netherlands from 06.00 (CET) on Sunday 20 December 2020 to 1 January 2021. The restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

A number of European countries have opted to suspend flights to and from the UK with immediate effect, following developments in the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of England. Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria have thus far confirmed the cancellation of flights, and further nations could follow, as reports suggest that Germany and France are currently considering a similar move. Eurostar has also announced that no train services will operate between London, Brussels and Amsterdam on 21 December, with further suspensions beyond that date possible.

The country’s government has announced it will be restricting air, car, ferry and train travel from the UK to France from 00.01 (CET) on 20 December for at least 48 hours. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country's government has announced that it has restricted travel for air passengers from the United Kingdom for at least 48 hours from 23:00 (UK time) on 20 December. The restriction has been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The UK prime minister has this evening announced a new COVID-19 ‘Tier 4’, which will apply predominantly to areas in London and the South-East and will come into effect from 23.59 (local time) this evening, Saturday 19 December. Among the restrictions announced for ‘Tier 4’ regions will be an advisory for the public not to travel in or out of the area, as well as restrictions on international travel.

The government of the devolved UK administration of Northern Ireland has announced that it will enter a six-week COVID-19 lockdown from 26 December in a bid to contain cases of the virus. All non-essential shops, pubs, bars and restaurants will close on this date with the exception of takeaway food services.

The country’s government has announced that Poland will enter a national ‘quarantine’ from 28 December to 17 January which will include the closure of hotels and shopping malls. No new restrictions are due to be imposed for Christmas, however in addition to the measures from 28 December, a New Year’s Eve curfew from 19.00 to 06.00 (local time) has also been announced, and anyone returning to the country by public transport must quarantine for 10 days.

The UK government has announced that further regions within England will move to COVID-19 tier ‘three’ from tomorrow, 19 December. This includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, parts of Surrey, East Sussex, Cambridgeshire and Hampshire. Bristol and North Somerset will move from tier ‘three’ to tier ‘two’, and Herefordshire will move from tier ‘two’ into tier ‘one’; the changes come into effect at 00:01 (GMT) tomorrow morning.

The devolved government of the UK nation of Wales have announced that from 28 December, it will enter COVID-19 level ‘four’, the highest level of its restrictions. The phase will initially last for at least three weeks, during which time non-essential retail, hospitality businesses and all leisure and fitness centres must stay closed. Social contact outside households or support bubbles - whether indoors or outdoors - is not allowed, and people must stay at home if possible.

The UK government has announced that from 04.00 (GMT) on Saturday 19 December, anyone arriving or returning to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from Uruguay, Namibia or the U.S. Virgin Islands will be required to self-isolate. This week, no countries have been added to the 'travel corridor' list, and the UK transport secretary has confirmed that only 'emergency' amendments to the list will be made until 7 January 2021, when regular weekly updates are likely to resume. As a reminder, under the ‘Test to Release’ scheme in England only, arriving or returning passengers from destinations NOT on the ‘travel corridor’ list can now opt to reduce their self-isolation period to as little as five days, by utilising a government-approved private testing service.

There have been some mixed and unclear reports since yesterday evening, 16 December, regarding a possible ‘border closure’ by the island of Tenerife. The latest this morning by a number of sources is that no such ban on international travellers will be enforced, as long as passengers comply to COVID-19 PCR pre-testing requirements.

The airline has now resumed services to London Gatwick Airport, operating three flights per week from its Doha hub. The resumption means the carrier is now offering 55 flights a week in total from London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh airports during December. The airline also resumes flights from Doha to the Seychelles from today, 15 December.

The country’s government has announced in a televised address that the Netherlands will enter into a second tough COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ for at least five weeks, including a limitation on gatherings of more than two people. An exception will be made for three days at Christmas, however. The government also urged people to postpone non-essential travel until 15 March, two months later than the previous advisory.

The UK’s health secretary has confirmed that London, most of Essex and parts of Hertfordshire will move into England’s highest tier of COVID-19 restrictions, tier 'three', from 00.01 (GMT) tomorrow, 16 December. Pubs and restaurants in this, the highest tier, must close except for takeaway and delivery; also under the rules, sports fans cannot attend events in stadiums, and indoor entertainment venues - such as theatres, bowling alleys and cinemas - must remain shut.