Earlier today (31 January), the Mongolian Government officially fully closed southern border and forbade passengers to enter Mongolia from China – this applies also to transit passengers from other countries. In addition, Mongolia has banned its citizens from travelling to

On 27 January, two patients with suspected coronavirus were delivered to the Naberezhnye Chelny Infectious Diseases Hospital. This was reported by the Chelny-TV channel. Naverezhnye Chelny is a city on the Volga in the European part of Russia.

According to media

A total of 95 flights between the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar and the Chinese cities of Hohhot, Hong Kong and Beijing, where there are cases of coronavirus, have been cancelled. The World Health Organisation has ‘upgraded’ the Chinese coronavirus outbreak

Mongolia and 56 other countries are awaiting approval from the Chinese government to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan where the killer coronavirus outbreak began.

On Sunday (26 January), the Mongolian Government held an emergency meeting regarding the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. The

Young Mongolian lawmaker N.Nomtoibayar announced today (30 January) that he will present letter of resignation as a member of  parliament. Earlier, the Mongolian Parliament voted secretly about stripping him of his immunity.

MP N.Nomtoibayar was kicked out of ruling party of

Over 400 people die of pneumonia every year in Mongolia. According to statistics, 78141 people suffered from pneumonia and 431 people died in 2019. In the last 10 years, incidences of respiratory diseases in Ulaanbaatar have alarmingly increased including a

Doctor J.Amarsaikhan, who was previously Deputy Minister of Health, has posted on Facebook his desire to go as a volunteer Wuhan where the deadly coronavirus infection began. The post said that J.Amarsaikhan planned to fly to Wuhan on 2 February.

However,

Yesterday afternoon, Mongolia’s National Emergency Commission took the difficult decision of suspending the traditional wrestling competition for Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year). This is the first time in generations that the much-loved wrestling competition has not taken place. In addition,

Mongolia has no confirmed cases as of 28 January according to the Health Ministry and the delegation of the World Health Organisation in Ulaanbaatar. So far a total of 29 suspected people who returned from China have been carefully checked:

Mongolia has approved a national programme to promote the development of livestock husbandry. The programme “Mongolian herder” aims to improve the techniques and knowledge of livestock husbandry, prepare new generations of herders, and increase the productivity and economic potential of