Due to the spread of those ailments through the respiratory system, people should wear facemasks, wash their hands, improve indoor air circulation and maintain social distancing, suggested Dr. Ts. Bilegtsaikhan, General Director of the National Center for Communicable Disease.

He also urged citizens to actively participate in the vaccination campaign to protect themselves from influenza and infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19.

The expert detailed that new Omicron variants are responsible for the appearance of 772 cases of corona virus during the current week in Mongolia.

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