Foreign visitors to Mongolia down 88.5 pct in first three quarters due to COVID-19 pandemic www.xinhuanet.com
The number of foreign visitors to Mongolia dropped 88.5 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2020, according to the latest report released by the country's National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday.
Mongolia received a total of 60,500 foreign visitors in the January-September period, the report said.
The sharp decline in foreign tourist arrivals is directly related to the prolonged containment measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NSO experts.
The Asian country entered a heightened state of readiness on Feb. 12 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with measures including the suspension of international passenger flights. Enditem
Published Date:2020-10-13