The largest burden of COVID-19 is carried by the elderly, and persons living in nursing
homes are particularly vulnerable. However, 94% of the global population is younger than …

The infection fatality rate (IFR) of COVID-19 among non-elderly people in the absence of
vaccination or prior infection is important to estimate accurately, since 94% of the global …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has global impacts but is relatively understudied in
developing countries. Mongolia, a lower-middle-income country, instituted strict control …

In the early twentieth century, Mongolia saw the establishment of Western medicine and
educational system, supplementing its pre-existing history of eastern medicine. As a lower …

Background Debate exists about whether extra protection of elderly and other vulnerable
individuals is feasible in COVID-19. We aimed to assess the relative infection rates in the …

Background The relatively young and inexperienced healthcare professionals in Mongolia
faced with an unprecedent service demand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to …

Purpose The burden of diabetes in Mongolia has risen tremendously over the last three
decades, and an individually tracked, national registry of diabetes is lacking. Therefore, we …

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected countries differently depending on the resilience of
the healthcare system in each country. The pandemic also revealed a lack of health …

Background COVID-19 exhibits a steep age gradient of infection fatality rate. There has
been debate about whether extra protection of elderly and other vulnerable individuals …

Background Following the first locally transmitted case in Sukhbaatar soum, Selenge
Province, we aimed to investigate the ultimate scale of the epidemic in the scenario of …