Five Mongolians aged 20-30 were confirmed earlier today (7 July) as having the coronavirus infection; this brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 225. The five were among the 85 Mongolians repatriated from Russia yesterday (6

Three more Mongolians have been discharged from the National Centre for Communicative Diseases (NCCD) after having fully recovered from coronavirus.

So far, the country has 220 confirmed cases of coronavirus; 188 of whom have recovered. In other words, Mongolia’s recovery rate

Earlier today (6 July), a Mongolian court sentenced former Prime Minister J.Erdenebat to six years in prison for abuse of power and banned him for six years from working in government office. The trial of the politician has been continuing

A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported today (6 July) in Bayan-Ulgii, western Mongolian province. According to our sources, a 15-year-old boy with a fever admitted in provincial hospital after handling a dead marmot killed by a dog.

Separately,

Under 14 decrees issued by the president, a total of 236 people gave up their Mongolian citizenship in the first half of 2020. The number of Mongolians renouncing their citizenship has increased by 117 people from same period of 2019.

At

Quarantine measures announced in two soums (districts) of Khovd Province, in western Mongolia were suspended on Sunday (5 July) from 1.00 p.m. The two soums were closed on 29 May after bubonic plague was reported.

According to, the National Centre for

Australian miner Rio Tinto has been forced to slash forecasts for the amount of copper it hopes to extract in the expansion of Mongolia’s giant Oyu Tolgoi mine after redrawing the design plans due to rock instability risks.

Rio Tinto’s updated

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) at all levels and in all fields to lead the China-Mongolia comprehensive strategic

Peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with UNMISS in South Sudan used their engineering expertise to renovate the Abienmom Hospital which was in disrepair after years of war.

They repaired and painted walls, fixed the electricity supply and extended the cabling system so

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said on Thursday (2 July) that it has decided to defer further discussions on any interim funding arrangements with Rio Tinto for its Mongolian copper project.

The Mongolian state owns 34% in the Oyu Tolgoi copper project,