• Italy announced new exceptions for the entry of passengers arriving from specific countries, territories or areas including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In effect from 3rd June 2020, arriving passengers will not be required to quarantine.

• Latvia issued a new exception for the entry of nationals and residents of Estonia and Lithuania, who can now enter Latvia. Passengers coming from countries outside Estonia and Lithuania, must be quarantined for 14 days at their place of residence.

• Sweden added an exception for passengers transiting home, to include residence permit holders of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

• New categories of exceptions to mobility restrictions were introduced by Lao People’s Democratic Republic for MEDEVAC, humanitarian, relief, diplomat and repatriation flights with an entry permit obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Norway reduced the duration of the required home quarantine period from 14 to 10 days, for any passengers that are exempt from the current travel restrictions.

• New requirements for conditional entry of passengers that are exempt from current restrictions were also issued by Ireland, including the provision of a Public Health Passenger Locator Form.

• Philippines added new exceptions allowing the entry of spouses or children of nationals, and for accredited diplomats or officials of international organizations. Philippines also issued new conditions for exceptional operation of commercial and charter flights including limited time frames for landing (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday with an approval from CAAP 48 hours before departure for commercial flights, and Monday or Thursday with a secured clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs and CAAP for charter flights), COVID-19 testing and quarantine for passengers and airline crew, along with a Case Investigation Form upon arrival are mandatory conditions.

• To help those affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in Somalia, the WFP UN Humanitarian Air Service delivered critical relief items to cut off communities.

• Authorities in Colombia announced that as of 20th May 2020, the number of chartered flights to facilitate the return of Colombian nationals from abroad have been increased from two a week to nine a week. Since the closure of the airport in the capital, a total of 5,000 Colombian have returned on 47 flights from the Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States of America.

• Flights have also been chartered from Canada, India, United Arab Emirates, France, Ecuador, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Switzerland among others. India announced more flights until 13th June 2020 to facilitate the return of nationals from Finland, Republic of Korea, Belgium, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Kenya, Spain, Mauritius, Myanmar, the Maldives, Egypt and Sri Lanka.

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This update includes an overview, key highlights on restrictions and exceptions.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has affected global mobility in the form of various travel disruptions and restrictions.

Data collected includes:

1. Date of restriction
2. Country of Restriction
3. Countries on which restrictions were imposed
4. Type of restriction- total restriction, or conditional restriction – such as medical/ and or visa restriction

This DTM-Covid19 Travel Restrictions Output presents an analysis based on country imposing, country being imposed upon, and the aggregation of the restriction type. The aim of the data analysis is to provide an overview of the COVID-19 outbreak on global mobility and to help identify and develop response.

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Data Source: IATA and official government websites.

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Please find the full report below for more details.