ULAN BATOR, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are likely to dominate in Mongolia within two weeks, Health Minister Sereejav Enkhbold said Friday.
"The two subvariants currently account for at least 10 percent of new daily infections in the country. Our experts estimate that the subvariants will account for 80 to 95 percent of all infections in 14 days," Enkhbold said.
He urged the public to follow relevant health protocols and take a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Mongolia confirmed 308 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national caseload to 935,360, according to the ministry.
So far, almost 70 percent of the Mongolian population of 3.4 million has received two COVID-19 vaccine doses, while 32 percent have received a booster or third dose. ■
