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

Bundled up against the winter chill on a backyard rink, S.Zolzaya demonstrates the proper technique for throwing a zakh down the ice, just like her Mongolian ancestors did for centuries — only in this case, the zakh is a plastic

The Mongolian ambassador to Moscow and some other embassy staffers have been inoculated against COVID-19 with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, the diplomatic mission reported on Friday.

“I am glad to announce that diplomats from our embassy were vaccinated a long time

The 24th Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival is being held from19-28 February with an array of screen offerings covering everything from impressive physical feats to environmental issues and animated films.

Meanwhile, the VIMFF announced its awards prior to this year’s festival.

The

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

Mongolia has decided to shorten theisolation period for repatriated citizens to 10 days, said the Director General of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs L.Munkhtushig.
Twelve charter flights are scheduled for March, six of which will be to

Mongolia’s coal exports to all destinations in January increased by a significant 57.2% month on month, or by 3% on year, to nearly 2.5 million tonnes, due to the faster pace of coal deliveries across the Mongolia-China border last month,

Global miner Rio Tinto is willing to enter a new agreement with Mongolia to expand its Oyu Tolgoi mine as the government requested, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Thursday (18 February), as both parties look to resolve