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Mongolia has conducted more than 11,000 tests for COVID-19 since January, an official of the country's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) said Wednesday.
"Our country has tested a total of more than 11,000 people such as suspected cases and randomly selected people for COVID-19 since January," Amarjargal Ambaselmaa, head of the surveillance department of the NCCD, told a press conference.
In addition, more than 300 Mongolian students are expected to arrive in Mongolia from COVID-19-hit Russia by plane today. "We will pay special attention to these students," said Dulmaa Nyamkhuu, head of the NCCD.
As of Wednesday, Mongolia has confirmed 42 COVID-19 infections, including four foreign nationals. All the cases are imported.
Mongolia has reported no local transmissions and deaths so far. Enditem
Published Date:2020-05-14