ULAN BATOR, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian government Wednesday announced five days paid leave for parents to take care of their sick children during the flu season.
According to the government's press office, employed parents or carers can take a five-day statutory paid leave to take care of children under the age of five suffering from "influenza and other respiratory diseases during the flu season."
The government called on all employers of public and private organizations and companies to follow the policy which should be executed from Wednesday to mid-March.
Due to air pollution, cases of influenza, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases have been increasing in the Asian country, especially in its capital Ulan Bator.
Children's wards in hospitals in the capital city are now over capacity and have had to resort to overflow beds, according to the Health Ministry.
