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CHINESE AIRLINES

  • AIR CHINA: According to the new policy of flight reductions for all airlines to just one route per country per week per airline, Air China has decided to cut down their flights as follows effective until Jun 30. Note that if you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Last updated on May 23, 8.15am)
    • North America
      • Canada: Beijing Capital to Vancouver (CA991/2) departs Sun
      • USA: Beijing Capital to Los Angeles (CA987/8) departs Sun
    • Europe
      • Austria: Beijing Capital to Vienna (CA841/2) departs Sat
      • Belarus: Beijing Capital to Minsk (CA721/2) departs Fri
      • Denmark: Beijing Capital to Copenhagen (CA877/8) departs Mon
      • France: Beijing Capital to Paris (CA933/4) departs Wed
      • Greece: Beijing Capital to Athens (CA863/4) departs Sat
      • Poland: Beijing Capital to Warsaw (CA737/8) departs Fri
      • Russia: Beijing Capital to Moscow (CA909/10) departs Sun until May 30, then departs Fri effective Jun 1. In addition, according to bjnews.com.cn, effective May 8, all passengers flying in from Moscow are now required to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within 5 days of departure, otherwise they will not be permitted to fly.
      • Spain: Beijing Capital to Madrid (CA907/8) departs Sat effective Jun 1
      • Sweden: Beijing Capital to Stockholm (CA911/2) departs Fri
    • Asia
      • Cambodia: Beijing Capital to Phnom Penh (CA745/6) departs Wed (Thu from PNH)
      • India: Beijing Capital to Delhi (CA947/8) departs Mon (Tue from DEL)
      • Myanmar: Beijing Capital to Yangon (CA905/6) departs Sun
      • Pakistan: Beijing Capital to Islamabad-Karachi (CA945/6) departs Fri
      • Philippines: Beijing Capital to Manila (CA179/80) departs Mon (Tue from MNL)
      • South Korea: Beijing Capital to Seoul Incheon (CA123/4) departs Fri
      • Thailand: Beijing Capital to Bangkok (CA979/80) departs Tue (Wed from BKK)
      • UAE: Beijing Capital to Dubai (CA941/2) departs Thu (Fri from DXB)
    • Other flights
      • Germany (Frankfurt): via Shanghai Pudong
      • Japan (Tokyo): via Shanghai Pudong
      • Nepal (Kathmandu): via Chengdu
      • Singapore: via Chengdu
      • UK (London): via Shanghai Pudong
         
  • AIR MACAU: According to local news portal Macau Daily Times: "The Air Macau flights to Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Hanoi, Nanning, and Taipei [are] part of a long list of routes operated by the carrier that have been temporarily suspended." (Dated Mar 3)
     
  • CATHAY PACIFIC / CATHAY DRAGON: According to the airline’s official travel advisories page on cathaypacific.com: “In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the subsequent travel restrictions and severe drop in demand, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon plan to operate a bare skeleton passenger flight schedule in May and June 2020. Cathay Dragon will operate three flights per week to Beijing, Shanghai (Pudong) and Kuala Lumpur. However, we intend to operate additional passenger flights from 21-30 June. Daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai (Pudong) will be operated by Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon.” (Last updated on Apr 28, 11.15am HKT)
     
  • CHINA AIRLINES: According to aviation news portal routesonline.com: "Skyteam member China Airlines has provided latest update regarding cross-strait service between Taiwan and Mainland China, for the month of June 2020." The airline now flies to Beijing once a week. Note that if you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Article dated Jun 5, 10.20am)
     
  • HAINAN AIRLINES: According to BJ News, Hainan Airlines has been allowed by the Civial Aviation Authority of China to operate twice weekly flights to both their routes to Toronto (effective Jul 18) and Budapest (effective Jul 20). Note that if you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Article dated Jul 17, 5.23pm)
     
  • HONG KONG AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official special news page on hongkongairlines.com: “Hong Kong Airlines has adjusted some of our services in response to the rapidly changing situation of coronavirus outbreak.” Frequency on flights to/from Hong Kong have been adjusted until Apr 30 to two daily flights. (Last updated on Apr 21)
     

AFRICAN AIRLINES

  • EGYPTAIR: According to the airline’s official Twitter page (@EGYPTAIR): “EGYPTAIR announced the suspension of flights from-to Chinese cities, as Hangzhou flights will be suspended starting from the first of February and then Beijing and Guangzhou starting from Feb 4.” (Dated Jan 30, 9.35pm)
     
  • ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official COVID-19 page on ethiopianairlines.com: “Please note that Ethiopian Airlines has temporarily suspended flights to [Beijing] until further notice.” (Website accessed on Apr 26, 9.15am)
     
  • ROYAL AIR MAROC: According to the airline’s official Twitter page (@RAM_Maroc): “Following the Moroccan government decision, all Royal Air Maroc international flights are suspended, until further notice.” (Dated Mar 17, 4.04pm)
     

ASIAN & PACIFIC AIRLINES

  • AIRASIA: According to the airline's official Twitter page (@AirAsia): “In view of the travel bans and home quarantine orders, we are playing our part in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in order to keep flying safe for everyone. #AirAsia will therefore hibernate most of our fleet across the network." Visit their website to check if your flight is affected. If you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Dated Mar 26, 6.55pm)
     
  • ANA (ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS): According to the airline's special coronavirus page on ana.co.jp: “The Japanese government is making additional efforts toward the drastic bolstering of border security measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and various other countries are bolstering their own measures against the virus as well. In light of this and with passenger demand falling, we have decided to make changes to some of our international routes and/or the number of flights that we plan to operate." Flights to/from Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda and Osaka Kansai are all cancelled until Jun 30. (Last updated on May 21)
     
  • ASIANA AIRLINES: According to a route scheduled published on the airline’s official notice page on flyasiana.com, flights to Busan, Gimpo and Seoul Incheon and are all suspended until Jun 30. (Last updated on May 20, 2.30 PM KST)
     
  • CEBU PACIFIC AIR: According to the airline’s official travel advisory page on cebupacificair.com: “All domestic and international Cebu Pacific and Cebgo flights remain cancelled from May 15 to 31, 2020. This is in line with the implementation of Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine over Metro Manila.” (Dated May 13, 8am)
     
  • EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES: According the airline's official news page on elal.com: “Following a further assessment, EL AL has decided to extend the suspension of its flights until June 20, 2020.” (Website last accessed on May 21, 1.30pm Beijing time)
     
  • EMIRATES: According to aviation news portal routesonline.com: "Emirates in the last few days continue to adjust planned operation between July and October 2020. Planned operation changes remain possible, as it may be impacted by various travel restrictions." The airline will start flying daily to Beijing effective Aug 1 and will increase to twice daily effective Sep 1. Note that if you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Article dated Jun 10, 9.45am)
     
  • ETIHAD AIRWAYS: According to the airline's special coronavirus page on etihad.com: “We're operating a number of outbound flights to help foreign citizens return home from Abu Dhabi. All other flights to, from and via Abu Dhabi have been temporarily suspended until 1 May 2020. (Last updated on Apr 20, 10am UAE time)
     
  • HIMALAYA AIRLINES: According to a pop-up announcement on the airline’s official website: “In the wake of recent novel coronavirus outbreak, we have suspended most of our flights on Nepal-China sector until further notice.” (Webpage accessed on Feb 3, 3am Beijing time)
     
  • JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL): According to a flight schedule posted on the airline's official website, flights to Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita airports are all suspended until Jul 1. (Last updated on May 20)
     
  • KOREAN AIR: According to the airline's official travel info page on koreanair.com: “Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Korean Air has reduced or suspended some of its routes.” All flights to Busan, Gimpo, Incheon and Jeju are cancelled until May 31. Effective Jun 1, flights to Incheon will operate 4x per week. (Last updated on May 6)
     
  • MAHAN AIR: According to the airline’s official press room page on mahan.aero: “We... would like to inform our valued passengers on all flights to and from China that, ticket sales on the mentioned destinations have been stopped until the end of February, in accordance with the statement made by the World Health Organization and instructions of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAO)." The airline operates flights to Tehran. (Dated Feb 2)
     
  • MALAYSIA AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official advisory page on malaysiaairlines.com: “Due to the extended travel restrictions imposed by governments worldwide to contain the spread of COVID-19, as well as the uncertainty surrounding it, Malaysia Airlines will suspend flight operations across our network until June 2020 for international services." The airline goes on to list the July-October schedule, including flights between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. (Last updated on May 8, 5pm Beijing time)
     
  • MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official latest news page on miat.com: “Due to Novel coronavirus in China and Government of Mongolia’s temporary travel ban, Ulaanbaatar-Beijing flights (OM223/224) and Ulaanbaatar-Hong Kong (OM297/298/2971/2972) flights are canceled until March 02." (Dated Feb 2)
     
  • PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES: According to local television news portal ARY News: “A spokesperson of the national flag carrier said that Islamabad-Beijing-Tokyo flights will remain suspended till 30th of [March].” (Dated Mar 4)
     
  • PHILIPPINE AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official news page on philippineairlines.com: “We confirm that all Philippine Airlines (PAL) domestic and international flights to and from our hubs in MANILA, CEBU and CLARK will remain cancelled up to May 31, 2020. We plan to operate a reduced number of weekly flights on most domestic routes and on selected international routes by June 1 2020, but this will depend on COVID-19 conditions: community quarantine restrictions, travel bans imposed by various governments and their impact on passenger demand, and above all on the public health and safety situation in each of the countries that PAL serves." (Dated May 13)
     
  • QANTAS: According to the airline’s official travel updates page on qantas.com: “With new entry restrictions in place, we have suspended our direct services between mainland China and Australia until mid-July 2020.” (Website accessed on Mar 13, 9.30pm Beijing time)
     
  • QATAR AIRWAYS: According to the airline’s official travel alert page on qatarairways.com: “Because of the operational challenges faced due to Covid-19 (coronavirus) we have altered or cancelled some of our services.” Flights between Doha and Beijing are currently cancelled. (Website accessed on Apr 21, 5pm Beijing time)
     
  • ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES: According to airline's offiical COVID-19 update page on flyroyalbrunei.com: “Royal Brunei will operate a revised and substantially reduced flying program across April and May. A new temporary flying program will operate until 11:59pm on 31 May 2020, directly connecting Brunei to Kuala Lumpur (in May 2020), Singapore, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Manila only." (Dated Apr 21, 2.44pm)
     
  • SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES (SAUDIA): According to the airline’s official announcement page on saudia.com: “Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), is temporarily suspending its flights to the People’s Republic of China effective Sunday evening Feb 2, 2020." (Dated Jan 30)
     
  • SRILANKAN AIRLINES: According to the airline's news alerts page on srilankan.com: "SriLankan Airlines is temporarily suspending its services between Sri Lanka and China from 10th March to 30th April 2020 due to current market conditions driven by significant reduction in worldwide travel to and from China." (Dated Mar 6)
     
  • THAI AIRWAYS: According to a notice on the airline's official news announcement page at thaiairways.com, flights to Bangkok are either cancelled or reduced until March 28. Visit the website for more details. If you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Last updated on Mar 23, 8.45am)
     
  • TURKISH AIRLINES: According to the airline's official announcements page on turkishairlines.com dated Apr 28: “In accordance with decisions taken by the official authorities, all flights have been suspended until May 28, 2020 in order to protect public health against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic." Meanwhile, bjnews.com.cn reports on May 6 that the airline will start flying international from June and will include Shanghai in its initial route openings. (Last updated on May 6, 10.15am)
     
  • TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES: According to Reuters: “Turkmenistan Airlines, the Central Asian nation’s state carrier, has suspended flights to and from Beijing, the company said on Saturday.” (Dated Feb 1)
     
  • VIETNAM AIRLINES: According to The New York Times: “[Vietnam Airlines] flights between Vietnam and Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen will be suspended from Tuesday (Feb 4).” (Dated Feb 1)
     

EUROPEAN AIRLINES

  • AEROFLOT: According to the airline’s official company news page on aeroflot.ru: “Aeroflot is introducing temporary changes to its flight schedule to Chinese destinations following a decrease in demand.” Visit the page for more details on which flights to/from Moscow are cancelled. If you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. In addition, according to bjnews.com.cn, effective May 8, all passengers flying in from Moscow are now required to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within 5 days of departure, otherwise they will not be permitted to fly. (Last updated on May 4, 1.15pm Beijing time)
     
  • AIR ASTANA: According to the airline’s official news and press release page on airastana.com: “Effective from Feb 3, Air Astana suspends all flights to Urumqi and Beijing. Final return flights from Urumqi and Beijing will be carried out on Feb 3 to carry back passengers who have earlier traveled to China.” (Dated Jan 30)
     
  • AIR FRANCE: According to the airline’s official flash info page on airfrance.us: “We are working with the French and international authorities to adapt our flight schedule in real time, in light of the evolving situation and new restrictions imposed on airlines.” The only remaining Asian destination for the airline is Tokyo. (Dated Apr 20, 11pm Paris time)
     
  • AUSTRIAN AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official travel alerts page on austrian.com: “The spread of the coronavirus has led to entry restrictions worldwide and a decline in demand for air travel. Austrian Airlines has therefore temporarily suspended regular flight operations as of March 18, 2020. Currently, all Austrian Airlines flights are cancelled until June 07, 2020.” (Website accessed on May 21, 8.45pm Beijing time)
     
  • BRITISH AIRWAYS: According to the airline’s official coronavirus page on britishairways.com: “Following the Foreign Office’s continued advice against all but essential travel to mainland China, we have cancelled our flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai until 19 April 2020.” (Last updated on Feb 21, 3.10pm UK time)
     
  • FINNAIR: According to the airline’s official travel updates page on finnair.com: “The coronavirus epidemic has had a severe impact on the demand for air travel, and several countries have set restrictions for travelling. We have now cancelled flights until the end of June.” (Last updated on Apr 8)
     
  • KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official flight information page on klm.com: “All KLM flights to Beijing and Shanghai have been suspended until 28 March 2020. Flights are expected to resume on 29 March 2020.” (Last updated on Mar 13, 2.45pm CET)
     
  • LUFTHANSA AIRLINES: According to a report from European aviation news portal aviation24.be: “34 long-haul destinations are now available again in the Lufthansa Group airlines' flight schedules.” This includes the Frankfurt-Beijing route starting June. Note that if you're flying INTO Beijing, your flight may be diverted into one of other 12 local airports. Read here for more details. (Article dated May 28)
     
  • POLISH AIRLINES LOT: According to the airline’s official press release page on corporate.lot.com: “All LOT passenger flights scheduled up until May 31, 2020, have been cancelled.” (Dated May 1)
     
  • S7 AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official information page on s7.ru: “S7 Airlines from February 4 to April 23 inclusive completely stops flights to the cities of China and Hong Kong (China)." (Webpage accessed on Mar 13, 10.30pm Beijing time)
     
  • SAS (SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES): According the airline's official traffic information page on flysas.com: “A new evaluation has been made of the situation in China regarding the Coronavirus and SAS has decided to prolong the suspension of all flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing until April 30th.” (Last updated on Mar 3)
     
  • SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official newsroom Twitter page (@LX_Newsroom): “SWISS extends the present suspension of its services on the Zurich-Beijing and Zurich-Shanghai routes up until and including Friday 24 April.” (Dated Mar 2, 6.18pm)
     
  • URAL AIRLINES: According to Russian news agency TASS: “Ural Airlines has suspended 11 regular flights from Russia to China from February 1 due to the coronavirus, the airline’s press service reported on Friday.” This affects Yekaterinburg-Beijing flights. The news agency adds: “The airline also announced that after canceling 11 regular flights it plans to launch charter flights to take tourists from China to Russia and vice versa.” (Dated Feb 1, 1.11am)
     

NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES

  • AIR CANADA: According to the airline’s official travel news and updates page on aircanada.com, Air Canada will start flying Toronto-Beijing once a day from Jun 24 and Vancouver-Beijing four times a week in June. Note that "the schedule is subject to change, as we continue to monitor demand and government restrictions on travel." (Dated Apr 28)
     
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official news page on aa.com: “[We are] suspending service to mainland China and Hong Kong (HKG) from Los Angeles (LAX) through the summer... [and] from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) through the summer.” The suspensions are effective until Oct 23. (Last updated on Mar 10, 6.30am CT)
     
  • DELTA AIRLINES: According to the airline’s official coronavirus update center page on delta.com: “Previously announced suspension of all U.S. to China flying [is] extended through May 31." (Last updated on Mar 11, 1.30pm)
     
  • UNITED AIRLINES: According to the airline's newsroom resource page on hub.united.com:“United Airlines announced today it will resume service to China with twice-weekly flights between San Francisco and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport via Seoul's Incheon International Airport beginning July 8, 2020." (Dated Jun 26)
     

Countries and regions with travel restrictions for travelers with recent travel history in China

ASIA & THE PACIFIC

  • AUSTRALIA: According to the country's Department of Home Affairs' official website, only its citizens and permanent residents are allowed to enter the country. For exceptions and more details, visit their official page. (Website visited on May 22, 11.45am)
     
  • BAHRAIN: According to global security information portal GardaWorld: “French diplomatic sources have stated on Monday, April 13, that transit flights for foreign nationals have been once again suspended in Bahrain, amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Entry to the country and transit flights are therefore reserved exclusively for Bahraini nationals and those with resident permits.” (Dated Apr 14, 8.49am UTC)
     
  • BANGLADESH: According to the British government's coronavirus guidance and support page for Bangladesh: “On 14 May the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced an extension of the temporary suspension of scheduled commercial passenger flights from 7 to 30 May.” (Website accessed on May 22, 12.45pm Beijing time)
     
  • FIJI: According to the country's Department of Immigration page at immigration.gov.fj: "From 18 March 2020, Fiji's borders will be closed to all foreign nationals who have been present in mainland China, South Korea, Italy, Iran or Spain within 14 days of their intended travel to Fiji." In addition: "Fiji is not allowing any transits through Fiji from all countries abroad including Pacific Island countries." (Website accessed on May 22, 12.45pm Beijing time)
     
  • HONG KONG: According to a report from the South China Morning Post: “Transit through Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to and from mainland China will not be allowed in the first phase of opening up transfer travel in the city from June 1 as coronavirus measures are eased." More details on the updated transit policy are outlined in the report. (Dated May 30, 5.55pm)
     
  • INDIA: According to the country's Bureau of Immigration page at boi.gov.in: “All incoming passenger traffic, on all 107 Immigration Check Posts which includes all Airport ICPs, all Seaport ICPs all Land Port ICPs, all Rail Port ICPs and all River Port ICPs, is prohibited, in the view of the spread of COVID-19.” (Dated May 5)
     
  • INDONESIA: According to Malaysia Airlines' advisory page for Indonesia: “The Indonesian government has extended entry ban on all foreign visitors from entering and transiting in the country until 1 June 2020." (Last updated on Apr 28, 11am GMT+8)
     
  • IRAN: According to the COVID-19 travel restrictions page at trip.com: "Iran currently prohibits all Chinese citizens and Hong Kong SAR residents holding private ordinary passports from entering the country." (Last updated on May 22, 11.20am UTC+8)
     
  • IRAQ: According the government's official coronavirus page on gds.gov.iq: "International travel in and out of Iraq remains suspended as is travel between Iraqi provinces" (Dated Apr 20, 1.05pm)
     
  • JAPAN: According the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs' COVID-19 page at mofa.go.jp: "For the time being, foreign nationals categorized [in the list] are denied permission to enter Japan as ones who fall under the Article 5, paragraph (1), item (xiv) of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, unless exceptional circumstances are found." To access the list, visit the ministry's COVID-19 page. (Dated May 16)
     
  • KUWAIT: According global security information portal GardaWorld: "In order to control the spread of COVID-19, entry restrictions [are] extended to passengers from ten countries. Those are Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Egypt, Syria, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Georgia, and Lebanon. Passengers traveling from the aforementioned countries will be prevented from entering the country without a certificate indicating they are free of COVID-19." (Dated Mar 4, 11.04am UTC)
     
  • MACAU: According to the epidemic FAQ page of the government's Public Security Police Force page at fsm.gov.mo: "Starting from March 18, foreign passport holders are not admissible to Macao." (Dated Apr 20)
     
  • MALAYSIA: According to the entry restrictions page of AirAsia: "Transit from an international to a domestic flight is not allowed for Peninsular Malaysia. For Sarawak and Sabah, entry is prohibited for non-Malaysian nationals." (Last updated on May 18, 9am GMT+8)
     
  • MALDIVES: According to the country's official immigration homepage at immigration.gov.mv: "As a precautionary measure against the outbreak of COVID-19, Maldives Immigration temporary suspends on-arrival visas for all passengers arriving to Maldives by air and sea, effective fromo 27th March 2020, 00:00hrs. Individuals with special permission granted by the government will be exempt from this suspension." (Dated Mar 25)
     
  • MONGOLIA: According to Korean Air's entry restrictions page for Mongolia: "Foreign nationals who have visited/transited [certain] countries in the past 14 days are prohibited from entering the country. The list includes: South Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan." In addition: "Nationals of China, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan" are also prohibited from entering Mongolia." (Last updated on May 21, 8am BST)
     
  • MYANMAR: According to the country's Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population homepage at evisa.moip.gov.mm: "In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation and rapid increase of COVID-19 cases around the globe, there will be a temporary suspension for all new e-Visa applications. This will take effect on Friday, 20th March 2020, 23:59 Myanmar Standard Time (GMT +6:30) till 31st May, 2020." (Website accessed on May 22, 3pm Beijing time)
     
  • NEW ZEALAND: According to the official COVID-19 key updates page of New Zealand Immigration at immigration.govt.nz: "The New Zealand border is currently closed to almost all travellers to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This includes transiting through New Zealand as well unless there is an exception or transit arrangement." (Last updated on May 13, 5pm)
     
  • PALAU: According Pacific news portal PNC: "The Palau Government has extended its temporary travel restrictions for Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China until June 30." (Dated May 5)
     
  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA: According to the coronavirus page of the country's official tourism website at papuanewguinea.travel: "On 3 April 2020, the Government of Papua New Guinea announced a further extension to the State of Emergency for two (2) months. All international flights remain banned." (Last updated on Apr 6)
     
  • PHILIPPINES: According to the coronavirus page of the country's Department of Foreign Affairs website at dfa.gov.ph: "Entry of foreign nationals are restricted effective 22 March. Visa-free privileges of foreign nationals are temporarily suspended. All issuance for entry visas for visa-required foreign nationals are suspended while all previously-issued visas are cancelled." (Dated Mar 22)
     
  • SAUDI ARABIA: According to Saudi Arabia visa website saudiarabiavisa.com: "Visa issuing is currently being paused for travelers from all countries. This is likely to remain in place until the COVID-19 outbreak has ended. Tourist permits that had already been issued to residents of the listed countries will also be temporarily suspended." (Website accessed on May 22, 3.45pm Beijing time)
     
  • SINGAPORE: According to Channel News Asia: "Singapore will gradually allow travellers to transit through Changi Airport from Jun 2, as it prepares to ease some COVID-19 restrictions and reopen its borders." (Last updated on May 20, 7.19pm)
     
  • Foreign nationals who have visited Hubei in the past 14 days, nationals of China who have a passport issued by Hubei province and foreigners with an E-9 visa without a 'Confirmation of Self-quarantine'." Transit restriction is also in place for "foreign nationals traveling from China without Korea visa.)
     
  • All types of visa issuance to enter Sri Lanka and all types of Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETA)/Entry Visas, Landing Endorsements, Multiple Entry Visas and Residence Visas already granted to all countries/nationalities have been temporarily suspended.)
     
  • Bureau of Consular Affairs press releases at boca.gov.twTaiwan will bar foreign nationals whose flights depart after 00:00 Taipei Standard Time (GMT+8) on March 19 from entering the country in accordance with measures announced by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). Exemptions will be granted to Alien Resident Certificate holders, personnel on diplomatic or official business, persons who can prove they are fulfilling commercial and contractual obligations, and persons requiring special permission.)
     
  • THAILAND: According to the coronavirus page of Thai Airways at thaiairways.com: "The Civil Aviation Authority in Thailand decided to extend the restrictions concerning commercial flights arriving in Thailand (with some exceptions) until 30th of June 2020." (Last updated on May 16)
     
  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: According Gulf news portal al Khaleej Today: "The United Arab Emirates said yesterday it would bar foreign visitors and banned citizens from going abroad." (Dated May 12)
     
  • VIETNAM: According to a coronavirus info page in the country's official tourism website at vietnam.travel: "To staunch the spread of COVID-19, Vietnam is not allowing entry or issuing visas to foreign nationals, from March 22 until further notice, except for those travelling for official or diplomatic purposes, who must undergo medical checks and 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Vietnam." (Last updated on May 19)
     

EUROPE

  • AUSTRIA: According to the COVID-19 information page of the Austrian Embassy in Washington website at austria.org: “In response to the public health threat associated with the spread of coronavirus, Austria has suspended the entry of third-country nationals (non-EU/EEA/CH citizens) entering Austria by air from outside the Schengen area.” (Last updated on Apr 14, 8.30pm)
     
  • BELARUS: According to intelligence website WorldAware: “Authorities have imposed a mandatory 14-day self isolation for travelers from countries where COVID-19 is actively circulating and for those who have had close contact with persons who test positive for the virus; freight transporters, aircrew, and diplomats are exempt.” (Dated Apr 11, 3.58pm EDT)
     
  • DENMARK: According to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs coronavirus page at um.dk: “Travellers can enter Denmark if they: 1) Are a Danish citizen; 2) Have residence in Denmark, Greenland or Faroe Islands; 3) Need to transit through Denmark to return to your country of residence (e.g. Swedes to transferring through Denmark to return to Sweden) or have a worthy purpose to transit through Denmark; or 4) Have a worthy purpose for entry.” (Last updated on May 9, 7.35pm)
     
  • FRANCE: According to a coronavirus page on the government's official France Diplomacy website at diplomatie.gouv.fr: “Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, France has stopped issuing visas until further notice. This decision applies to all visa requests (short-stay Schengen visas, long-stay visas for France, visas for French overseas communities). It also applies to requests already submitted and requests for which appointments had already been made.” (Website accessed on May 22, 5pm Beijing time)
     
  • GERMANY: According to a press release from the country's Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community website at bmi.bund.de: “Regarding the EU's external borders, the European Commission has recommended continuing restrictions on entry from non-EU countries until 15 June 2020. Germany is following this recommendation.” (Dated May 13)
     
  • GREECE: According to a coronavirus page on the country's official tourism website at visitgreece.gr: “All transport links with non EU countries as well as Spain, Italy, Germany and Holland are still suspended till further notice.” (Last updated on May 4)
     
  • HUNGARY: According to the information page of the country's official Consular Services website at konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu: “No entry is granted to non-EEA nationals, irrespective of holding a permanent residence permit.” (Dated Apr 1)
     
  • ITALY: According to the COVID-19 page of the US Embassy & Consulates in Italy website at it.usembassy.gov: “Italy has suspended flights from the People's Republic of China (PRC) as well as from Taiwan. There is currently no proposed date for lifting the travel restrictions.” (Last updated on May 5)
     
  • POLAND: According to the COVID-19 page of the country's official tourism page at poland.travel: “To limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Polish government has decided to enter a state of emergency. Starting at midnight on Sunday, March 15th, Poland will close its borders to all foreign arrivals. All international train travel is suspended.” (Last updated on May 13)
     
  • RUSSIA: According to a report on CGTN: "Russia has extended a ban on entry of foreigners to its territory." Quoting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin: "It is not yet possible to state the exact date when restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus can be completely removed, including for the crossing of the border of the Russian Federation." (Dated Apr 30, 2.50am)
     
  • SPAIN: According to the COVID-19 information page of the US Embassy & Consulate in Spain and Andorra website at es.usembassy.gov: "Spain's air, land and sea borders remain closed for entry, excluding the land border with Andorra, with limited exceptions. Only Spanish citizens or citizens/legal residents of EU or Schengen countries may enter Spain." (Last updated on May 22)
     
  • SWEDEN: According to the official Government Offices of Sweden website at government.se: "The Government has decided to extend the temporary entry ban to the EU via Sweden until 15 June. The decision was taken following a recommendation of the European Commission. The aim of the entry ban is, as previously, to mitigate the effects of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and reduce the outbreak of COVID-19." (Dated May 14)
     

NORTH AMERICA & OTHERS

  • ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: According to local Caribbean news portal St. Lucia News Online: "Effective immediately, travelers from [China] will not be able to enter Antigua." (Dated Jan 31)
     
  • BAHAMAS: According local news organization The Nassau Guardian: "Last month, [Minister of Health Dr. Duane] Sands announced that travelers with a recent history of travel to areas of China “affected” by the novel coronavirus will likely be placed in isolation for a two-week period as a precaution to prevent the introduction of the deadly virus into Bahamian jurisdiction." (Dated Feb 12)
     
  • BELIZE: According to the website of local radio station Love FM: "...a travel ban has been put in place for persons who had been in China 14 days prior to their arrival in Belize." (Dated Feb 14)
     
  • COOK ISLANDS: According Caribbean news portal news.pngfacts.com: "Anyone who’s visited mainland China in the past 14 days – or even transited through – is barred from entering Cook Islands." (Dated Feb 5)
     
  • EL SALVADOR: According Latin America news portal qcostarica.com: "The Central American governments of El Salvador and Guatemala have imposed travel restrictions to try to keep out the coronavirus, including barring travelers who have recently visited China, officials said on Friday." (Dated Feb 1)
     
  • GUATEMALA: According Latin America news portal qcostarica.com: "The Central American governments of El Salvador and Guatemala have imposed travel restrictions to try to keep out the coronavirus, including barring travelers who have recently visited China, officials said on Friday." (Dated Feb 1)
     
  • UNITED STATES: According to The Washington Post: "... restrictions ban non-US citizens who recently visited China from entering the country and quarantine Americans who visited Hubei province ... within the past 14 days. (Immediate relatives of US citizens, permanent residents, and flight crew members are exempted from the ban.) Screening and self-monitoring of symptoms for Americans who recently visited other parts of China [are also required]. All flights from China as of Sunday evening are being funneled to 11 airports: in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Honolulu, Newark, Detroit, Dallas and just outside the District." (Updated Feb 4, 9.09am Beijing time )