[Updated 25th of December 2021]
Due to the global spread of the omicron variant, the Mongolian State Emergency Commission updated its restriction policy on the 25th of December 2021, in order to prevent the transmission of the omicron variant through Mongolia.
Updates of Mongolia Travel Restrictions:
- Air border for international arrivals to Mongolia is remaining open.
- Suspend all land border checkpoints for international arrivals temporarily until March 31 2022.
Entry Requirements to Mongolia:
- A person who enters Mongolia must present proof of negative Covid-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point.
- In case of a positive PCR test, the passenger must present proof that they have recovered from Covid-19 within the last 3 months
- Any risks, costs and liability arising from the violation of this requirement shall be borne by the individual, the business entity, and the host organization.
- Persons arriving from abroad shall be quarantined at a government-designated facility for 3 days. PCR tests shall be taken during quarantine. In case the PCR test is positive, the person shall be transferred to a hospital for treatment.
- After the 3 days, quarantine at the state-designated facility person has to follow the home quarantine regime for 7 days.
- Persons entering Mongolia are subject to rapid and PCR tests at the border checkpoint (not applicable to children aged 4 or under). In the event of a “positive” rapid test at the border checkpoint, the person shall be quarantined until the PCR test results are available.
- The above-mentioned quarantine and other measures are also applicable to nationals of countries in which Mongolia has mutually accepted Covid-19 vaccine certification.
Current COVID-19 situation in Mongolia
Mongolia is reporting 249 new infections on average each day, 7% of the peak — the highest daily average reported on September 7, 2021.
There have been 390,416 infections and 1,989 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the country since the pandemic began.
COVID-19 Vaccinations in Mongolia
Mongolia has administered at least 5,348,124 doses of COVID vaccines so far. Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that’s enough to have vaccinated about 82.9% of the country’s population. During the last week reported, Mongolia averaged about 4,877 doses administered each day. At that rate, it will take a further 133 days to administer enough doses for another 10% of the population.
Sources: https://graphics.reuters.com/
