Mongolia has just repatriated 209 of its nationals from Europe where the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is already causing alarm. A chartered flight from the German city of Frankfurt landed at the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport in Ulaanbaatar early Thursday (24 Sept).

The passengers consisted of pregnant women, elderly and sick people, children, and those with financial or other problems. In accordance with the rules, they have been isolated at designated facilities for 21 days.

Following its suspension of international commercial flights at the very start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia has brought home over 23,000 nationals from different parts of the world by means of chartered flights, trains and buses.

So far, Mongolia has reported a total of 313 COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported. No local transmissions or deaths have been reported in the country.