ULAN BATOR, Feb 11 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, announced here yesterday that, his government approved a comprehensive plan to protect the health of people and recover the economy, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The country will spend a total of 10 trillion Mongolian Tugriks (3.5 billion U.S. dollars), almost equal to the country’s annual budget, to implement the comprehensive plan in the coming three years, Oyun-Erdene said, at a press conference.
“The essence of this plan is to create jobs, not welfare. The best care is a guaranteed and well-paid job,” Oyun-Erdene said, noting that, much of the plan will focus on job creation.
In addition, the country will vaccinate at least 60 percent of its population of 3.3 million, against the COVID-19 under the plan, and the vaccination campaign is expected to begin in Mar, said the prime minister.
Mongolia has so far registered 2,174 COVID-19 cases, with four deaths.– NNN-MONGOLIAWEB
