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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.

The British embassy in Spain confirmed today that British citizens will be allowed to travel to the country when it opens its borders on 21 June. The Spanish government announced yesterday that the re-opening of its borders to most European visitors had been accelerated 10 days earlier than the previously planned date of 1 July.

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 Philippine Embassy in New Delhi reminds the Filipino community in India that the Embassy is open for passport services, including renewal and extension.

Spanish airport operator Aena said today that it would re-open Terminal 1 of Madrid’s Barajas Airport on 1 July after three months of closure, while some terminals at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport will re-open through July and August. Barajas’s Terminal 4 was already open, while Barcelona had kept parts of its Terminal 1 open throughout Spain’s COVID-19 border closures.

The country has today re-opened borders to international arrivals; its national carrier, Ukraine International Airlines, is expected to resume international services within the next week, and currently a 14 day arrival quarantine is still in place until at least 22 June.

The airline has today announced an updated Summer schedule from 5 July to 4 August; flights to 45 destinations are planned including 39 in Canada, five in the U.S. and one in Mexico.

The country's civil aviation minister said today that Egypt will re-open all of its airports on 1 July. The government had already previously announced that international flights would resume to some sea-side resorts on the same date.

Four of the group's hotels have received the prestigious Bureau Veritas Safeguard label - the Jumeirah Al Naseem, Jumeirah Al Qasr, Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf and Jumeirah Creekside. The label is awarded to businesses who impose extensive health and safety measures which support the mitigation of the spread of COVID-19.

The country will re-open its borders to visitors from Europe’s open-border Schengen area from 21 June, 10 days earlier than previously planned. Visitors from countries outside of the Schengen area will be able to visit Spain from 1 July, subject to their own restrictions.

From 15 June, all passengers arriving in Iceland can chose to be tested for COVID-19 (free of charge until 30 June, and ISK 15,000 per test thereafter) or self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. A pre-registration form must also be completed before departure.

The country's government announced today that Uzbekistan will re-open its borders to some international flights from 15 June, with quarantine measures imposed depending on the passenger's country of origin.

The country has today relaxed its domestic travel recommendations, allowing anyone without COVID-19 symptoms to travel freely within the country for whatever reason, as long as health and safety precautions are taken. Previously, the government has advised against all non-essential journeys by car which take longer than two hours.

The country is set to allow all travel to and from Finland, Iceland and the Swedish island of Gotland from 15 June. Restrictions on arrivals from Sweden, however, will remain in place.

The country will re-open its borders for citizens of Montenegro and neighbouring Italy on 15 June, the government said in a statement today. Since May it has already re-opened its borders to visitors from 17 countries including neighbouring Croatia, Hungary and Austria.

The country will re-open Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport for scheduled flights from 1 July, but will keep air traffic at 10% of capacity from a year ago, the prime minister's office announced today. Passengers will be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival and instructed to practice home quarantine if testing positive.

The country's government said today that from 13 June it will introduce a mandatory 14-day quarantine for most people coming to Slovenia from 31 countries where the situation with COVID-19 has worsened over the past weeks; this includes Sweden, the UK, Russia, United States and Brazil.

International travel in and out of the country remains suspended with the exception of repatriation, medevac and emergency flights. Returning nationals and residents of South Africa are subject to screening, and quarantine for 21 days.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has issued the City Lodge Hotel Group its “Safe Travels” stamp of approval, in recognition of the international standards of health and hygiene upheld at its hotels. As the group opens up more properties in South Africa to travellers, it is keen to reassure guests that every precaution has been taken to ensure their safety.

The country announced today that it will take airline passengers’ temperatures before they fly and anyone with a fever will not be allowed to travel. Those arriving in Canada will be screened by the end of June; those leaving the country, as well as domestic travelers, will be screened at the country’s four biggest airports by the end of July.