Mongolia
Travel restrictions
On March 10th, 2020, Mongolia suspended inbound travel from foreign locations and banned the entry of foreign nationals. Mongolia continues to extend suspension of all inbound travel from foreign locations and has banned the entry of all foreign nationals with limited exceptions.
As of February 2021, all air travel into Mongolia has been suspended until further notice. Most commercial flights, and all passenger rail, and passenger auto traffic into and out of Mongolia are suspended with limited exceptions though the government has announced its intention to gradually open borders beginning May 1th 2021.
Unvaccinated travelers returning from foreign?locations are subject to a seven-day institutional quarantine while fully vaccinated travelers are subject to a seven-day home quarantine upon arrival. Travelers subject to institutional quarantine will be placed into a government-controlled facility, usually a hotel at the traveler’s expense, upon arrival.
All travelers to Mongolia from countries with mutated strains of COVID-19 must quarantine for 14 days.
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.
The Mongolian government has publicly announced a downgrade in its state of emergency preparedness in Ulaanbaatar, effective January 11th, 2021. Beginning on this date, vehicle restrictions will be lifted and certain businesses will be permitted to resume limited operations.
On March 9th 2021, the State Emergency Commission (SEC) lowered the state of emergency preparedness by one step in Ulaanbaatar, to a “heightened state of preparedness,” based on an assessment of COVID-19 mass testing in the capital city. This easing may authorize 95% of businesses to reopen.
The SEC also 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
Effective March 15th 2021, the Mongolian government has increased its state of pandemic preparedness and reimposed certain anti-COVID-19 measures in Ulaanbaatar.
On March 22nd 2021, the Mongolian government decided to extend the current quarantine regime until April 5th but will shorten the business hours of industries and services by closing two hours early, at 8PM. The capital region is classified as “Orange – Level 3” on the government’s four-point scale and is expected to remain at this level for at least the next two weeks. This decision follows rising COVID-19 case counts throughout the city.
Mongolia has adopted increased restrictive measures that will remain in place from April 3rd to 18th 2021. These measures restrict the hours of operations for some businesses including grocery stores which will operate from 9am to 8pm. All gatherings are limited to a maximum of five people while staffing in the workplace has been limited to 30% of capacity.
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 April 5th 2021 (checked on April 7th 2021)
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