150 thousand residents of Chingeltei district will be put into
quarantine as a drill. As police will be set out at the outer edges of the
district territory, and in some cases equipped with military equipment at major
streets and intersections, the officials requested citizens to not be alarmed
by the situation.

Head of the operative team, Colonel B.Uuganbayar noted the importance of citizens’ preparedness for possible risks.

He said, “As the risk of coronavirus spread continues to be high
during this time, a large-scale drill and exercise will be organized to provide
correlation between professional organizations on May 6-8. The exercise
consists of two main parts, with the first being training and exercise
revolving around how countermeasures should be organized by professional
institutions. The Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia will also be getting in
contact with the professionals involved in the training online.

As for the second part of the exercise, Chingeltei district will
be placed on lockdown on May 7 between 8 am and 6 pm. The drill is being
conducted because public preparedness for possible risks is a current pressing
issue. During this period of time, citizens in Chingeltei district will stay in
their homes, and those from other districts will not be allowed entry. With
realistic implementation of international practices in difficult conditions,
such as bringing food to citizens, we would be able to see possible obstacles
and difficulties in real situations.”