COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Mongolia when its first case was confirmed in a French male who traveled from Moscow to Dornogovi on 10 March 2020.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationMongolia
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseDornogovi
Arrival date10 March 2020 (5 years, 10 months and 8 days)
Confirmed cases186[1]
Recovered65
Deaths
0[1]
Government website
https://covid19.mohs.mn/

On 10 March, Deputy Prime Minister Ölziisaikhany Enkhtüvshin announced that a French national arriving in Ulaanbaatar via a flight from Moscow was the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the country.[2][3]

That same day, Onom Foundation protested that Mongolia only has 160 ventilators (1 per 20,000 compared to America's 1 per 2,000).[4]

References

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  3. Mongolia confirms its first coronavirus case in French worker. 10 March 2020. https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mongolia/mongolia-confirms-its-first-coronavirus-case-in-french-worker-idUKKBN20X03F. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
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