ULAN BATOR, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Around 18,400 Mongolian nationals stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 outbreak have been brought back home so far, the Mongolian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
"Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Mongolia has evacuated a total of 18,392 nationals on chartered flights and buses or trains from 53 countries across the globe," Lkhanaajav Munkhtushig, director general of the consular department at the ministry, told a press conference.
Meanwhile, a total of 12,461 Mongolian nationals staying abroad have applied to return home so far, said Munkhtushig.
As of Monday, Mongolia has confirmed 298 COVID-19 cases, with no local transmissions or deaths. Enditem
