On 20 September, a 50-year-old Russian man was confirmed having the coronavirus infection in Mongolia after arriving through the Altanbulag border crossing. According to health officials, the man is a transit driver who conducts transportation between Russia and China.

So far, since the beginning of the pandemic, the total of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mongolia reached to 312, of whom 302 have recovered. Currently, 10 patients with coronavirus are under treatment at the National Centre for Communicative Diseases.

Mongolia has tested over 1700 people in last three days.