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Recently Mongolia has received a lot of press about mining. As more attention has focused on the densely populated country, another issue as received the attention of local and international media: the air pollution.

By many estimates, Ulaanbaatar is becoming one of most polluted cities on the face of the earth. According to a World Bank blog post, the air pollution in UB can reach 20 times the recommended PM10 levels.

The good news? Most PM10 particles can be blocked by using a simple face mask. While some companies are producing high tech, reusable masks, a simple 3M mask that an individual would wear while wood working will block a sufficient amount of PM10 particles.

If you are worried about looking foolish in the streets with your mask, don’t. First, your health is more important than your fashion. Second, with everyone bundling up in scarves to stay warm in the winter, you won’t look that unusual walking around the streets with your mouth covered.

by Jess Lampe

As a lab test results there are 1073 confirmed cases of people infected with A/H1N1 virus registered. 209 cases registered in Bayanzurkh district where is the most infected area and there is one case registered in Bagakhangai. The latest news is saying that 279 people infected in 19 provinces. The state of emergency front office stated, by now the death toll of the virus has risen to 17.

Cabinet meeting has discussed about elongating the well-built preparedness holding throughout  the country. As a result  authorities decided to elongate the well-built preparedness  14 days.  In particular cases  government will draft and cancel the quarantine. The government will  adjudge about this issue.

As a lab test results, November 16th, there are 746 confirmed cases of people infected with A/H1N1 virus registered in Ulaanbaatar and 269 in the other provinces and the total number is 1015 cases. A/ H1N1 virus registered in 19 provinces. There is no confirmed case registered in Gobi-altai, Dundgobi aimags. And the most infected areas are Gobisumber, Sukhbaatar, Selenge, Khovd, Zavkhan and Southhangai aimags.
By now, the death toll of the virus had risen to 16. (10 in Ulaanbaatar, rest of the infected patient.

Mongolia was placed under a high degree of alert for 14 days from November 4 as the H1N1 infection continued to spread.  As of 12 noon on Wednesday, there were 859 confirmed cases, 690 of them in Ulaanbaatar. Six deaths have been officially announced, but it is widely believed that the actual figure is higher. Even with six deaths the fatality percentage is way above the global norm seen so far