Since the initial reporting of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 31 December 2019,  as of 1 May, over 3.1 million confirmed cases and more than 220,000 deaths have been reported globally. Confirmed cases have been reported in more than 200 countries/territories/areas.

Global mobility remains at a temporary halt amidst the preponderance of travel restrictions worldwide. Per the UN World Travel Organization, of these travel restrictions, 83 percent have already been imposed for four or more weeks. The adoption of new document requirements for entry, as well as medical measures such
as mandatory quarantine and the possession of a medical certificate, continued to increase in the reporting period by 13 and 7 percent respectively.

Recent weeks have seen evidence of concentration of COVID-19 cases among migrant workers in some locations, highlighting existing inequalities between migrants and host communities and further confirming the critical need for specific outreach and inclusion of migrants in all responses.