Earlier today (14 April), the National Emergency Commission of Mongolia decided to extend the national school quarantine until 1 September as the number of Covid-19 cases doubled to 30. Therefore, the 2020-2021 academic year will start from 20 September; the

Chief Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia J.Byambadorj has presented resignation to the Speaker of Parliament G.Zandanshatar. The resignation took place earlier today (14 April) and comes after the disclosure of his phone conversation with G.Zagdaa, the

A 28-year old man died of tuberculosis in closed prison number 461, which is located outside Ulaanbaatar on 13 April at 10.30 p.m. According to officials, the prisoner died in the prison hospital, where he has been undergoing treatment since

Earlier today (14 April), 13 new cases of COVID-19 infected people were reported in Mongolia, bringing the total number to 30. According to health officials, the new cases are all Mongolian students studying in Moscow. The students aged 19-23 have

Ulaanbaatar’s Songdo hospital was quarantined today (14 April) after a patient showed symptoms of coronavirus. The hospital urgently quarantined all staff to their rooms and respective wards and closed its doors as well as banned all people entering or leaving.

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Mongolia has decided to provide MNT 1.5 billion from the Government Reserve Fund for financing the overtime salaries of medical workers. For example, MNT 340 million will be provided to the National Centre for Communicative Diseases (NCCD) to cover overtime

Mongolian health officials reported today (13 April), the 17th confirmed case of COVID-19 after one of 20 people in isolation tested positive. The people in question, were isolated on 12 April after being brought back to Mongolia from abroad.

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On Saturday (11 April), the World Health Organization (WHO) made a donation of medical protection supplies to Mongolia to help the country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sergey Diorditsa, the WHO country representative, handed over the supplies, including test