As the biggest Mongolian ‘family festival’ approaches, the National Emergency Commission (NEC) has taken the drastic step of closing all roads connecting provinces and cities nationwide from 23-27 February in order to limit the risk of the spread of coronavirus.
Mongolian health officials reported today (20 February) that two people have been suspected of having the symptoms of coronavirus – one in Ulaanbaatar and the other in Zavkhan Province. A student who has been studying in the Chinese city of
The national carrier ‘MIAT’ Mongolian Airlines took the decision on Wednesday (19 February) to cancel its flights to and from Ulaanbaatar and two important destinations, namely Tokyo and Bangkok until 28 March. The decision came amid mounting criticism of the
The Mongolian Government decided on Wednesday (19 February) to extend the period of quarantine until 1 April in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. During the period, Mongolia has cancelled all sports competitions, training, seminars, cultural
The Mongolian Government decided on Wednesday (19 February) to extend period of quarantine until 1 April in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. Previously, all schools, universities and kindergartens in the country have been quarantined until
The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China has forced Mongolia to suspend coal deliveries to its southern neighbour. Currently, Mongolia has lost USD 100 million of revenue because of the suspension of the coal export. Ulaanbaatar had set the goal of
The Independent Authority against Anti-Corruption (IAAC) has reported that Mongolia will extradite former judge S.Tumurbat who fled to the USA last year.
On 26 June, President Kh.Battulga issued a decree suspending the judicial powers of 17 judges suspected of corruption. That
‘Mongolia’s border is under high control and has been on advanced emergency readiness and preparation due to the outbreak of the coronavirus infection in China’ said T.Tumurbaatar, director of border prohibition control. Since 6 January, Mongolian custom officials have discovered
As of today (19 February), there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mongolia and all suspected cases have, so far, tested negative to the virus. Recently, as we reported, five more people who ‘may’ have the disease have been
S.Nasanbold, or ‘Naska’ for short, a BYU–Hawaii alumnus from Mongolia, was an employee of S.W.A.T.T. when he learned to fix bikes. When Naska realized he could use his bike repairing skills to raise money for children needing winter clothes in
