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Mongolia Sets One-Week Timeline To Curb Flu Surge, Considers Online Classes as Ulaanbaatar Clears Snow

Officials will shift lessons online next week if case numbers do not fall under strengthened infection-control measures.

Overview

  • Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar ordered strict hygiene protocols nationwide and told agencies to prepare for remote instruction if infections do not decline this week.
  • Health authorities reported 538 pediatric arrivals at the National Center for Maternal and Child Health in 24 hours, with influenza A(H3N2) and RSV driving a sharp rise in cases.
  • Hospitals were directed to extend outpatient hours, redeploy resident and regional doctors to high-demand units, and set up additional points for triage and guidance to reduce queues.
  • Ulaanbaatar recorded about 9 cm of snowfall; districts deployed crews, machinery, salt and de-icing chemicals as forecasters warned of continuing snow and sharp cold in parts of the country.
  • Parliament set an open hearing on Oyu Tolgoi for December 8–12 with registration now open, listing former presidents and prime ministers among witnesses.