Ulaanbaatar
SEC suggests to extend heightened readiness in aimags until March 31, cabinet to decide
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On December 27, the State Emergency Commission convened via video conference to discuss about current state of COVID-19 in Mongolia and measures in place amid the heightened state of public readiness continuing until December 31 nationwide and strict lockdown in Ulaanbaatar until January 6.
It was presented at the meeting that Mongolia’s 20 aimags out of 21 had not reported any new coronavirus cases in the past 23-30 days, now being regarded as COVID-19-free zones in line with the World Health Organization recommendations. Therefore, the SEC made the following decisions with a view to prevent from transmission from Ulaanbaatar city to other regions.
- To extend the heightened state of readiness in aimags until the end of March 31, 2021. Along with the extension, passenger movements across all border checkpoints of the country is also to be halted to March 31, 2021.
- To address issues that arise each and every time surrounding the transportation of medical supplies, equipment, and PPEs
- To transfer freight trailers of international freight transport trucks bound for Mongolia, which had arrived at the Kyakhta border crossing point of Russia, at Mongolia’s Altanbulag border point on January 2 and 4, 2021, as a test.
The cabinet is expected to discuss yesterday’s SEC’s decision at its meeting scheduled on December 30, 2020, Wednesday. No decision has yet been made concerning the current lockdown in the capital city that is effective until January 06, 2021.
