Five more locally transmitted COVID-19 cases reported in northern Mongolia www.xinhuanet.com
Five more locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Selenge province in northern Mongolia on Tuesday, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD).
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country reached 440, including 27 locally transmitted cases as of Tuesday evening.
Domestic transmissions of the virus have been reported in the capital city Ulan Bator, Selenge province and its neighboring Darkhan-Uul province.
After confirming its first locally transmitted case last Wednesday, the country has imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the pandemic for two weeks until Dec. 1.
The first case of local transmission in Mongolia was a woman whose 29-year-old husband, a transport driver, returned home from Russia via Altanbulag border point and tested positive for the virus four days after he was released from 21-day mandatory isolation on Nov. 6.
Among the confirmed cases, 329 patients have recovered so far, according to the NCCD.
Authorities of the country have urged the public to stay at home and maintain good hygiene habits. Enditem
Published Date:2020-11-18