The COVID-19 has affected almost all countries and Mongolia is no exclusion. Due to the longest land border and extensive trade relations with China and Russia, Mongolia could be the most obvious hot spot.However, since March 10 to this date, there are 141 confirmed cases which are all imported. So far, no domestic human-to-human transmissions and no deaths. Dr Batbayar Ochirbat’s blog post about COVID 19 in Mongolia is available in the P4H digital platform. The blog describes the situation and key factors including partnership collaboration with countries and international organizations such as ADB, WB and WHO. The Government has launched an economic stimulus package to mitigate socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19. Efforts and actions relate to health emergency response and support operations. Today’s most important focus is to prevent from COVID-19 human-to-human transmission among the population. The author emphasizes that if local transmission happens, it would directly hit the large number of people with underlying medical conditions, as well as the poor and vulnerable.
