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April 29 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia conducted 315 tests for COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the results all returning negative, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD).
"We are now preparing to receive citizens who will soon return to Mongolia from COVID-19-hit countries on chartered flights," Dulmaa Nyamkhuu, head of the center, told a news conference on Wednesday.
Mongolia has sent three chartered flights to COVID-19-hit countries, including South Korea, to evacuate its citizens belonging to at-risk groups, namely pregnant women, the elderly, children and sick people, according to the country's State Emergency Commission.
As of Wednesday, Mongolia has reported a total of 38 COVID-19 cases.
All confirmed cases, including four foreign nationals, are imported. The Mongolian nationals infected with COVID-19 were those evacuated on chartered flights and buses from COVID-19-hit countries such as South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Russia.
There have been no local transmissions reported in Mongolia so far. Enditem
Published Date:2020-04-30