financial impact of the covid-19 outbreak. the uk government confirms that people returning from certain countries will not be required to quarantine for 14 days when returning to the uk from 6 july. a traffic lights system will be established allocating colours depending on a country's risk level, with a list of countries to be confirmed at a later date. 27 june travel companies report that holiday bookings have "exploded" since the uk government announced plans to ease quarantine restrictions on travel abroad. but scotland says it is yet to decide on the matter. although the uk government has authority over border control, the scottish government must be consulted on quarantine in scotland because health matters in scotland are devolved to the scottish government. the red arrows perform a fly-past over scarborough for armed forces day; a celebration in the town for the occasion was cancelled because of the covid-19 outbreak. 28 june home secretary priti patel confirms a sunday times report that the government is considering imposing a local lockdown on leicester, which has seen a spike in covid-19 cases. of the 2,494 cases reported in the city, 658 of them (around 25%) occurred in the two weeks preceding 16 june. 29 june leicester and the extent of uk's first local-lockdown following a spike in covid-19 cases in leicester, health secretary matt hancock announces the reintroduction of stricter lockdown measures for the city, including the closure of non-essential retailers from the following day, and the closure of schools from 2 july. people in leicester are advised to stay at home as much as possible, while it is recommended that all but essential travel to, from and within the city should be avoided. of the 2,987 positive cases in leicester since the pandemic began, 866 (29%) were reported in the two weeks preceding 23 june, while hancock says leicester accounted for "10% of all positive cases in the country over the past week". sir peter soulsby, the mayor of leicester has criticises a lack of communication between the uk government and leicester city council which he describes as "intensely frustrating". the uk government announces that mandatory mot tests will be reintroduced from 1 august. analysis produced by the bbc indicated that the uk has been the worst hit of the g7 countries in terms of covid-19, while england is the worst hit nation of europe, just ahead of spain. the greek government extends its ban on flights from the uk until 15 july. the england and wales cricket board confirms that the 2020 county championship season will begin on 1 august. 30 june as leicester begins at least two weeks of re-tightened lockdown restrictions, a list of other areas where covid-19 cases are rising is published, though the increases are much smaller than leicester. prime minister boris johnson sets out a £5bn post-covid-19 recovery plan for the uk that will see home building and improvements to infrastructure, describing it as a "new deal". figures from the office for national statistics have indicated the number of deaths in the week up to 19 june fell below the five year average for the first time since march. rented motorized scooters are to be permitted on uk roads from 4 july in a bid to ease pressure on public transport. easyjet begins the consultation process for plans to close three of its uk bases.