The Governor of Tsengel soum in Bayan-Ulgii aimag has
ordered a quarantine following reports of a 13-year-old  boy contracting plague and 19 others showing
symptoms. A team of 16 Emergency workers are at work in the area. This is the
second confirmed case of plague in the country this year.

Governors of Erdene and Chandmani soums in Gobi-Altai have also strengthened
prevention measures following detection of plague microbes. Altogether 58
plague cases were reported countrywide in the last decade, with 22 fatalities.