Mongolia is on high alert after confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection in South Korea reached 156 and one died on Friday morning. As of 30 December, 2019, there are 48158 Mongolians living in South Korea.

According to health officials, Mongolia is to isolate 100 people who ordered tickets from MIAT to return the country on a Sunday flight. As we reported earlier, six students who returned to Ulaanbaatar on 21 February from Busan have been isolated. They will remain under observation for 14 days.