Mongolia and 56 other countries are awaiting approval from the Chinese government to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan where the killer coronavirus outbreak began.

On Sunday (26 January), the Mongolian Government held an emergency meeting regarding the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. The Government decided to bring its students home from epidemic-stricken Wuhan as soon as possible. According to official sources, 31 Mongolian students are currently trapped in the city.

According to L.Munkhtuvshig, director of the Consular Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, national carrier MIAT has prepared a plane for evacuating the students from China.