A total of 269 people who had contact with French coronavirus patient in Mongolia have been tested negative on coronavirus. The test result included 54 employees from Badrak Energy Company where the French patient works.

A 59-year-old French national, was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Tuesday 10 March, being the first case in coronavirus-free Mongolia. The father of two is now undergoing treatment at the National Centre for Communicative Diseases (NCCD). The French patient is reported to be recovering.

As of 15 March, three people suspected of the disease have been isolated at the NCCD and 53 people have been put under observation in the Bayan-Ulgii, Selenge and Darkhan-Uul provinces.