ULAN BATOR, May 14 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – A total of 347 Mongolian nationals returned home from Russia, via three Russian military planes on Wednesday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Mongolia’s State Emergency Commission (SEC).
The people are cadets and military officers, who study at universities and colleges affiliated to the Russian Defence Ministry, the SEC said, adding, they will be isolated at designated facilities for 21 days.
Mongolia will get more citizens from Russia from Thursday (today) via land border crossings, said the commission.
In addition, the country will send chartered flights to Turkey and India, in the coming days, to help its citizens come back home, it said.
As of Wednesday, Mongolia has confirmed 42 COVID-19 cases, including four foreign nationals. All these cases are imported.
There have been no local transmissions or deaths reported in Mongolia, so far.– NNN-MONGOLIAWEB
