Today (1 March), Mongolia confirmed 45 new cases of coronavirus in Ulaanbaatar. According to the Health Ministry, 29 of the people had been under observation, 13 people had been identified in the recent mass testing programme, as having had direct

From today (1 March), pupils in all 21 provinces of Mongolia are set to return to the classroom, after authorities approved the return to on-site teaching in a balancing act between coronavirus concerns and children’s education. However, students in the Mongolian

Today (25 February), Mongolia confirmed 46 cases for coronavirus after conducting 16,777 PRC-tests nationwide.

So far, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has reached 2,801. Separately, the total number of recovered people reached 2,097 with a recovery

Mongolian Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene is reported to be considering plans to open the country’s borders to vaccinated foreign tourists by May.  PM L.Oyun-Erdene has held a meeting with representatives from the country’s tourism and hotels sector. He noted that Mongolia

Earlier today (25 February), Mrs. A.Ambaselmaa, Head of the Surveillance and Research Centre of the National Centre for Communicative Diseases submitted a letter of retirement. The NCCD has been – and remains – organisation responsible for spearheading Mongolia’s fight against

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 the Mongolian steppe, there are predators, there are prey, and there are the bankhar. These large, powerful dogs weigh up to 125 pounds, with shaggy, thick coats that give them a bear-like appearance. For 15,000 years, bankhar dogs have

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