Mongolia is a vast country with one of the world’s lowest population densities. The country has a population of just over 3.3 million. According to statistics, 37.9 thousand children were born in the first half of 2020; this represents a

Mongolia has reported one more COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 262. According to the National Centre for Communicable Diseases, an 18-year-old man has been confirmed having coronavirus after having returned home from Seoul

A fuel truck fire has left two people dead and 16 injured after a tragic accident on 15 July. The fuel truck caught fire after overturning on a road to Arkhangai Province and the blaze engulfed five cars and a

Many roads and bridges have been damaged in flooding caused by heavy rain in Mongolia. The torrential rain lasted from 10-15 July. As a result, some roads connecting various provinces with the capital, Ulaanbaatar, capital have been closed for 2-3

Mongolia’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 261 after over 20 peacekeepers who were recently repatriated from Afghanistan tested COVID-19 positive. Mongolia has repatriated some 700 of its citizens from pandemic-hit countries since 2 July.

Separately, two Mongolian women were discharged from

On Sunday (July 12), a 15-year-old boy died of an infection of bubonic plague in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, according to the country’s National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD). The teenager was found to have eaten marmot meat

Earlier today (10 July), the new Mongolian Cabinet decided to extend the period of advanced emergency readiness for 15 more days until 31 July in order to prevent coronavirus. Advanced emergency readiness was first announced on 27 January and has

Yesterday (9 July) was the deadliest day in Mongolia after 11 people were killed in road accidents. The country of three million is ranked high in the world for deaths resulted by road accidents.
Due to the continuous heavy rain,