Mongolian health officials said on Sunday (2 February) that a total of 59 people have been isolated; including the 31 students and a child who were evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
On Friday (31 January), B.Bayardavaa, Director General of the Monetary Policy Department at the Central Bank of Mongolia presented the economic and financial forecasts for 2020.
He noted that Mongolia’s economic growth has remained high for last three years. For example,
According to officials, the Central Bank of Mongolia is buying and overseeing the refining of silver extracted from the Salkhit mine which is owned by Erdenes Mongol LLC. This silver will be used for repaying the bonds issued by Erdenes
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.
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.
