Mongolia’s electricity consumption rises after government decision

2020-12-15

Mongolia’s electricity consumption has increased significantly after the government wrote off electricity payment for households and organisations across the country.

The power grid of Mongolia saw a maximum load of 1,300 megawatts (MW) on Monday evening, A.Tleikhan, chairman of the Energy

Mongolia writes off payments of water, heat and electricity

2020-12-14

On Sunday 29 November, Mongolia decided to write off payments of water, heat, electricity and waste for households and organisations across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision came into effect from 1 December and will last until to 1

Mongolian custom official infected with Covid-19

2020-12-11

Today (11 December), Mongolia has confirmed seven new cases; one in Selenge Province and six in Ulaanbaatar including acustoms official and his son.
So far, Mongolia has 905 confirmed cases of coronavirus; 473 of which have recovered.

Beer-ban to end in UB – but woe for vodka drinkers!

2020-12-10

The Emergency Commission of Ulaanbaatar City has decided to lift the bans on the sale and consumption bans of alcoholic beverages. The relaxation comes into force from Monday (14 December); on the same day, the public emergency situation will be

A nurse and four people confirmed with COVID-19

2020-12-10

Today (10 December), Mongolia confirmed five new cases of coronavirus after testing 21470 people in laboratories nationwide. A nurse from the National Centre for Communicative Diseases and four other people who are family members from previous confirmed cases in Ulaanbaatar have

Mongolia reduces mandatory isolation period

2020-12-09

As in many other countries, the length of time people are required to isolate has become a very controversial topic in Mongolia. Originally, the government stipulated a mandatory isolation period for those recovered from coronavirus or under observation with suspected

Strict lockdown to be lifted in Ulaanbaatar from Monday

2020-12-09

The strict lockdown measure announced in Ulaanbaatar will be lifted from Monday (14 December) after a month. The Mongolian Government issued a second-degree emergency situation on 14 November after the first case of local transmissions of COVID-19 were confirmed in

500 people with coronavirus under treatment in Mongolia

2020-12-09

Today (9 December), Mongolia reported five new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally to 893. In the last 24 hours, there were no new cases of coronavirus in Ulaanbaatar and four provinces, but three cases were confirmed in