Following the very first local transmissions in Mongolia in November, the capital went into strict lockdown; travel to and from the city was strictly banned. As the situation in Ulaanbaatar was brought under control, all 21 Mongolian provinces began the repatriation of their locals from the city. The National Emergency Commission of Khovd, which is Mongolia’s western-most province has repatriated 745 of its citizens who has been struck in the capital. This took place on 19-23 January. However, two people from this number tested positive on coronavirus on 26 January upon arriving in Khovd Province. The two have been quarantined locally.

Therefore, the provincial repatriation missions have been halted.