The National Emergency Commission (NEC) has called upon beverage producers in Mongolia to donate from their alcohol reserves for hand sanitizer production. The hand sanitizers and face masks are much needed products globally due to the outbreak of the highly infectious coronavirus.

Earlier today (6 March), Deputy Speaker U.Enkhtuvshin, who is also head of the NEC, applauded GEM International LLC for becoming the first company to respond to the request and donate alcohol. The company has given 2000 liters of alcohol; 1000 of which was pure. This is enough to produce a total of 32,000 100ml hand sanitizers.

In addition, employees from the company have donated their daily salary totaling MNT 22 million to the NEC.