Mongolia’s capital city, Ulaanbaatar, had been increasing the pace of its transition to online platforms and tools, and the benefits of these timely preparations can be seen vividly in the city’s response to Covid-19. In the best of times, these

Earlier today (28 May), the Director of the Ulaanbaatar National Park, S.Erdenetuul was dismissed from her job following an accident that killed four children. Yesterday (27 May) at 6:00 pm, the four youngsters  aged 11-15 drowned in a temporary reservoir

The 2020 Ulaanbaatar Travel Expo will take place on 29-31 May, but because of the Government decision to ban all gatherings in order to prevent coronavirus, the important annual event will be held online. The Expo is being organised by

Most cities in the world have clothing donation bins – many in the belief that it will be given to those in need or sold in charity shops to raise funds. In Mongolia, the first ever second-hand shop for buying

On Wednesday (27 May), the Mongolian Cabinet approved extending  the period of advanced emergency readiness until 30 June in order to prevent an imported wave of coronavirus. The quarantine measures were first announced on 27 January.  The lockdown extension was

Seven of the Mongolian cadets who were recently repatriated from Russia were diagnosed on Wednesday (27 May) as having coronavirus. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 148. On Tuesday, Mongolia evacuated 171 students who

The global coronavirus pandemic is causing severe disruption to the process of immunisation against diseases such as measles, polio and cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The lives of some 80 million lives of children under the age

Earlier today (26 May), Mongolian health official reported that four students who had been evacuated from Russia have recovered from COVID-19. The students were discharged from the National Centre for Communicative Diseases after 42-43 days of treatment.

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