It has been two days since Mongolia started its vaccination programme against COVID-19 after receiving the first patch of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India. Mongolia aims to vaccinate more than 14,000 employees from 16 sectors including health care. So far,

Yesterday (24 February), a total of 210 doctors and nurses received the first doses of the WHO-approved AstraZeneca vaccine. The National Emergency Commission has ruled to prioritise health workers during the first round of the vaccination rollout. Mongolia intends to

On Monday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delivered a batch of COVID-19 vaccines to the Mongolian armed forces at the latter’s request and with the approval of the Central Military Commission, said China’s Ministry of National Defence. A total

Yesterday (24 February), at 9.41 am local time, two earthquakes, measuring 4.1-4.4 magnitudes, shook Mongolia’s South Gobi (Umnugobi) Province near the Chinese border. The epicenters were both in Ikh Uul, which is located about 18 km from the administrative centre

Today (24 February), Mongolia confirmed 32 new cases of coronavirus – nine of them from the mass testing of Ulaanbaatar households. A total of 131 people have been confirmed having coronavirus after one member from each household took the COVID-19

Scholars of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) are working to develop a new PCR test kit to detect antibodies against SARS-Cov-2 in samples of saliva.

The scientists launched the project in December 2020 and intend to complete it

Today (23 February), Mongolia began its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene received the nation’s first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, India sent 150,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Mongolia on Sunday.

Mongolia has reported 58 new COVID-19 cases within the last 24 hours, bringing its total caseload to 2,551, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Friday (19 February).
Meanwhile, 17 more recoveries have been reported, bringing the national count