09 Apr 2021 | 09:23 AM UTC
Mongolia: Officials to tighten restrictions in Ulaanbaatar April 10-25 due to rising COVID-19 activity /update 21
Officials order COVID-19 lockdown in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 06:00 April 10-25. Entry ban, quarantine requirements ongoing.
Event
Officials will tighten restrictions in Ulaanbaatar from 06:00 April 10 through at least April 25 due to rising COVID-19 activity in the capital. Residents must remain at home except for essential reasons such as medical care or to purchase food or medicine. Authorities will close most nonessential businesses during the period; however, utilities, banks, healthcare, gas and fuel, food production, and postal services, among others, will continue. Most state-owned businesses will continue to operate with 30 percent of staff.
Enhanced measures continue nationwide through at least April 18. Under the directives, specific categories of nonessential businesses, including cinemas and gyms, must suspend operations. Businesses must close at 20:00 daily and enforce capacity limits. Restaurants cannot offer dine-in services. Public gatherings will be limited to no more than five people. The government also continues to require all people to wear facemasks in public nationwide.
Officials will likely continue highly localized lockdowns in residential buildings and businesses that have reported COVID-19 exposure. Residents, employees, and patrons of these locations must undergo COVID-19 testing and quarantine until receiving negative test results. Authorities will require close contacts of COVID-19 cases and their household members to quarantine for seven days, followed by a seven-day self-quarantine. Officials will require suspected cases stemming from an outbreak site to quarantine for seven days.
Authorities continue to restrict travel from Ulaanbaatar to other areas of Mongolia; exceptions are in place for essential cargo shipments, healthcare workers, business trips, and charity work. Residents of the capital must present a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken within the previous 72 hours to leave the city. Individuals traveling from other parts of Mongolia must complete a health declaration form before entering Ulaanbaatar.
Travel Restrictions
International travel restrictions will remain in effect until at least May 1. International commercial flights and passenger rail transport remain banned; only repatriation flights are operational for Mongolian nationals, permanent residents, and some long-term visa holders. Some charter flights for foreign nationals seeking to leave Mongolia are also authorized. International arrivals are required to quarantine in government-run facilities at their own expense for 10 days, followed by four days of self-quarantine.
Advice
Consider postponing travel to Mongolia if affected by travel restrictions. Register with your diplomatic mission if attempting to depart Mongolia. Follow all official instructions. Abide by national health and safety measures. Liaise with trusted contacts for further updates and guidance. Maintain contact with your diplomatic representation. Confirm all domestic transport arrangements. Ensure contingency plans account for further disruptive measures or extensions of current restrictions. Plan for potential shipping disruptions. Reconsider and reconfirm nonemergency health appointments.
