Mongolia
Travel restrictions
Mongolia has officially lifted the restriction on inbound/outbound travel starting from June 1st 2021. There are about 10 countries with open borders including the United States, and travels between Mongolia and these countries are allowed. However, incoming foreigners must be fully vaccinated before arriving in Mongolia.
As of June 24th 2021, the SEC announced new guidance on “Temporary procedure for isolating travelers from abroad”. These include:
- Unvaccinated travelers or those who are within 14 days after vaccination arriving to Mongolia must complete a seven-day institutional quarantine (at the travellers’ expense) and will be tested on the 6th day.
- The Ministry of Health will update a “List of countries with mutated infection” on a regular basis and travelers who have visited or transited the listed countries the last 14 days will complete 14 days of institutional quarantine (at the travellers’ expense) and will be tested on the 6th and 12th day.
- If travelers have no symptoms and test negative for COVID-19 during institutional quarantine, they will be transferred to a seven-day home quarantine.
- Travelers who have reached 14 days after vaccination or those who have proof of having fully recovered from COVID-19 within the past 4 months will be directly transferred to a seven-day home quarantine. This applies to children who are under 18 years old.
- Travelers need to present their 72-hour valid COVID-19 PCR test result upon border entry.
Measures taken by government
On April 14th 2020, the State Emergency Commission announced the launch of the “Let’s Wear Face Masks” campaign to promote the use of protective face masks throughout Mongolia.
On November 12th, 2020, Mongolia’s State Emergency Committee (SEC) announced new measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19.
On March 9th 2021, the State Emergency Commission (SEC) announced an interim regulation to categorize the pandemic level. This includes the following 4 levels:
Red – Level 4: If community transmission reported
Orange – Level 3: If cluster transmission reported
Yellow – Level 2: If transmitted (imported) infection reported
Green – Level 1: If no infection reported in the last 28 days
As of June 24th 2021, 179 soums in 18 provinces have lifted travel restrictions.
The Mongolian government downgraded the current state status to “heightened emergency preparedness”, effective from May 8th, 2021 until further notice. On June 30th 2021, the Government of Mongolia announced that the current status of “heightened emergency preparedness” is extended by two months.
Testing
Travellers can obtain a drive-through COVID-19 test at Intermed Hospital. The cost is 33,000MNT. You should first visit the hospital’s website to review COVID-19 test instructions and then make an appointment online. The test result will be delivered via SMS or email within 24 hours. The Mongolian Ministry of Health has also released an online system for those seeking voluntary on-demand testing; however, the website is not currently available in English.
The Mongolian government requires mandatory COVID-19 testing by the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) for all arriving travelers. This testing is free for every traveler to Mongolia from overseas and the testing cost is covered by the Mongolian government.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
Information not available.
Source:
US Embassy in Mongolia https://mn.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on July 27th 2021 (checked on July 28th 2021)
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