"Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Mongolia has evacuated a total of 18,392 nationals on chartered flights and buses or trains from 53 countries across the globe," Lkhanaajav Munkhtushig, director general of the consular department at the ministry, told a press conference.

Meanwhile, a total of 12,461 Mongolian nationals staying abroad have applied to return home so far, said Munkhtushig.

As of Monday, Mongolia has confirmed 298 COVID-19 cases, with no local transmissions or deaths. Enditem

July crude steel output exceeded the previous monthly record of 92.27 tons set in May. From January to July, China churned out 593.17 million tons of crude steel, with production rising 2.8 percent year-on-year, the NBS data showed.

According to the CISA, year-on-year production of pig iron rose 8.81 percent to 78.18 million tons last month, while rolled steel output was up 9.87 percent to 116.89 million tons.

China is the world’s top steel producer, but domestic consumption and exports dropped sharply at the beginning of the year as Covid-19 lockdowns paralyzed most industries. This resulted in huge losses for most manufacturers, including steelmakers. To offset the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese government unveiled a massive stimulus package, including massive public infrastructure investment that eventually had a positive impact on steel production.

“As macro policies supporting growth consolidate economic recovery momentum, demand for steel in the downstream industry is expected to continue to grow,” the CISA said in a report.

China has become the first major economy to show signs of recovery and avoid recession amid the coronavirus pandemic. After the devastating first three months of the year, when the nation’s economy contracted by 6.8 percent, its gross domestic product (GDP) gained 3.2 percent in the second quarter.

At the meeting, Minister L.Khaltar put forth a request for support in accelerating the work on the agreement between the two governments on international road transport relations to be established between the Transport Ministries of the two countries. He also expressed his interest in preparing civil aviation specialists in the Czech Republic, and inviting Czech specialists to Mongolia to organize training in aims of utilizing the old airport as a repair center and training base as well as an airport to receive chartered flights for reasons such as medical emergencies.

Noting the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Czech Republic, the Minister highlighted the development of bilateral relations and partnership in various sectors. He then underlined the successful organization of a direct flight en route Prague - Ulaanbaatar to bring back Mongolia nationals, expressing gratitude to the Ambassador as well as the embassy staff and the Czech government for providing support in conducting the flight that brought back 249 citizens from Czech and other European countries.

Despite the establishment of an agreement on direct flights between Mongolia and the Czech Republic in 2017, direct flights have yet to be officially conducted. Thus, the charter flight is considered to be the beginning of regular direct flights to be organized in the future, he highlighted.

In turn, Ambassador J.Brodský emphasized the opportunity to comprehensively resolve several matters in the transport sector by implementing various projects on new railroads as well as renovation of local airports. Noting the direct flight’s significance due to the number of Mongolian nationals living in the country, he then expressed readiness in providing the airline company, ‘Eznis Airways’, that acquired the right to conduct direct flights to the country with the necessary preparations.

Liver transplant surgery is the only treatment for the patient, whose liver disease is in its final stage, to save his/her life and make healthy. And liver transplant surgery has been operated 100 times successfully on 98 people in total in Mongolia.

Since the introduction of liver transplant surgery, the youngest person, who has received the surgery, was a 20-month-old baby while the eldest patient was a person aged 62.

During the event, leader of the liver transplant team at the State Central First Hospital, doctor (Sc.D), professor, Honored Medical Doctor O.Sergelen remarked that Mongolia has striven for introducing treatment methodology of liver transplant surgery and satisfying international standards and the country is placed the third in the world with its liver transplant treatment today. We have introduced and naturalized all technologies being used in liver transplant surgery in developed countries. “With introduction of liver transplant surgery in the home country, MNT 23 billion has been saved in state budget,” Ms. O.Sergelen said.

More specifically, since the introduction of the surgery, MNT 65 million are allocated from the state budget for liver transplant treatment and MNT 20 million from Insurance for High-Cost Medical Equipment. And MNT 7-10 million is paid by the patient and the money has played pivotal role in development of liver transplant surgery.

The first liver transplant surgery from a live donor was successfully performed in Mongolia on September 24, 2011 in collaboration with physicians from ASAN Medical Center of the Republic of Korea and Mongolia has become the 46th country that has introduced liver transplant surgery.

Mongolia carried out 399 tests for coronavirus yesterday. All showed negative results.

9 patients are receiving treatment from COVID-19 in National Center for Communicable Diseases.

The total number of cases is 298. All arrived from abroad.