Mongolia's Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh (right) attends a conference on support measures for the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, on March 27, 2020. (BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR / AFP)
ULAN BATOR – Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh resigned on Thursday after outrage over the treatment of a coronavirus patient who had just delivered a baby.
Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh proposed his government resign after two ministers announced their resignations following the outrage
Meanwhile, Dulmaa Nyamkhuu, director-general of the Mongolian National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), was removed from his post for not properly performing his duties, local media reported.
Earlier in the day, Khurelsukh proposed his government resign after two ministers announced their resignations, according to local media.
The proposal is expected to be discussed at a meeting of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Mongolian People's Party. After that, the issue will be discussed at a session of the parliament.
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Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister and head of the State Emergency Commission Yangu Sodbaatar and Health Minister Togtmol Munkhsaikhan on Wednesday evening announced their resignations amid social pressure and public protests.
The resignations came after a woman had tested positive for COVID-19 and was transferred from a maternity hospital to a quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients together with her newborn baby on Tuesday night.
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Mass public protests were triggered in Ulan Bator as the woman wore slippers and no outerwear in freezing weather during the transfer.