Since the first local infections in Mongolia in November 2020, the virus has spread to 19 of the country’s 21 provinces. The biggest concentration is in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, where over half the nation’s population of 3.3 million live. Despite

The Mongolian Government has decided to suspend COVID-19 vaccinations to avoid crowds forming amid the current nationwide lockdown, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister S.Amarsaikhan said on Saturday.
“The vaccinations will be intensified after the lockdown is over,” said S.Amarsaikhan.
In recent days,

Today (13 April), Mongolia reported 885 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths – a man aged 20 and another aged 61. The 20 year-old man becomes the country’s youngest victim of Covid-19 and brings the death toll to 27.

Mongolia claimed Olympic spots in four of the six women’s freestyle wrestling weight categories on day two of the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Almaty in Kazakhstan.
The first came in the 50-kg category after Tsogt-Ochiryn Namuuntsetseg finished second in a

Two Mongolian soldiers were arrested on Sunday for killing their commander and fleeing.
The 19-year-olds fled with two guns and over 40 bullets after shooting dead their commander at a border outpost in the Altai Soum (administrative subdivision) of the Gobi-Altai

As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 crisis, it is instructive to look at how the private sector has coped since the onset of the pandemic over one year ago. The World Bank has conducted a series of surveys

Disruptions at the Mongolia-China border amid a surge of new Covid-19 cases in Mongolia could lead to short-term pressure on Mongolian Mining Corporation’s cash flow, but are unlikely to lead to a lasting deterioration of its liquidity and credit profile,

Yesterday (8 April), two Mongolian border guards went on the run after allegedly killing a supervisor in the Gobi-Altai Province. A Defence Ministry spokesman said that two soldiers – both aged 19 – fled the scene of the crime with

In the last 24 hours, Mongolia has confirmed 714 new cases of coronavirus; 84 of them were in 18 of the 21 provinces and 630 in capital city of Ulaanbaatar. At the same time, 382 people have been discharged from

The Mongolian Government has decided to issue a nationwide-lockdown order from Saturday 10 April until Sunday 25 April. During the public emergency readiness and preparation, the Government will distribute one-time bonuses of MNT 300,000 for each citizen from the Oyu