As the biggest Mongolian ‘family festival’ approaches, the National Emergency Commission (NEC) has taken the drastic step of closing all roads connecting provinces and cities nationwide from 23-27 February in order to limit the risk of the spread of coronavirus.

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Mongolian health officials reported today (20 February) that two people have been suspected of having the symptoms of coronavirus – one in Ulaanbaatar and the other in Zavkhan Province. A student who has been studying in the Chinese city of

The Mongolian Government decided on Wednesday (19 February) to extend the period of quarantine until 1 April in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. During the period, Mongolia has cancelled all sports competitions, training, seminars, cultural

The Mongolian Government decided on Wednesday (19 February) to extend period of quarantine until 1 April in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. Previously, all schools, universities and kindergartens in the country have been quarantined until

As of today (19 February), there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mongolia and all suspected cases have, so far, tested negative to the virus. Recently, as we reported, five more people who ‘may’ have the disease have been

S.Nasanbold, or ‘Naska’ for short, a BYU–Hawaii alumnus from Mongolia, was an employee of S.W.A.T.T. when he learned to fix bikes. When Naska realized he could use his bike repairing skills to raise money for children needing winter clothes in

As of today (18 February), there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mongolia; however, five more people who ‘may’ have the disease have been isolated; three in Ulaanbaatar and two in Gobisumber Province. The Gobisumber pair are people who

Mongolia has evacuated 104 people who have been stranded in Erenhot, a city in Inner Mongolia after the country fully closed border with China. The evacuation took place with the approval of the National Emergency Commission at the request of