Ulaanbaatar
Strict lockdown extended nationwide until May 8
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. The
cabinet today, April 23, convened for an irregular meeting and decided to
extend the current state of 'all-out-preparedness' and associated strict
lockdown measures until 6 AM, May 8, Saturday.
The decision was made on the
basis of suggestions from the Ministry of Health and State Emergency Commission
with a view to contain the increasing COVID-19 community transmission.
On April 8, the government had
resolved to impose the strict lockdown measures and enter into the Red Level –
Level 4 of COVID-19 emergency preparedness regime for a total of 16 days from
April 10 to 25 and granted a one-time cash
payment of MNT 300 thousand as part of a lockdown relief
initiative.
During the period now extended
to May 8, only essential businesses are allowed to operate and residents are urged to access
essential services, grocery stores, medical care, and pharmacies near their
homes.
Mongolia’s daily new COVID-19
cases have exceeded 1,000. As of April 23, the total confirmed cases of
COVID-19 in the country have reached 27,956, including 24,242 cases recorded in
Ulaanbaatar city and 69 coronavirus-related deaths.
The public vaccination program,
which was paused since April
10, has resumed today, to
cover all groups of the vaccination target – around 2 million adult populations
of the country. Between April 23 and 26, people who received the first
dose of vaccines and could not get the second shot on schedule due to the
vaccine rollout suspension, as well as people aged over 55 will be vaccinated
at a total of 160 vaccination sites.
As of April 23, 649,236 people
have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 64,469 have been fully
vaccinated.
Currently, Mongolia has
received a total of 1,460,540 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 214,800
doses of AstraZeneca via India’s assistance and COVAX Facility, 1,200,000 doses
of Sinopharm vaccine from China through donation and procurement, and 20,000
doses of Sputnik-V vaccine purchased from Russia and 25,740 doses of
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine via COVAX Facility.
