ULAN BATOR, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia has brought back a total of 254 stranded nationals from the United States on a chartered flight under the government's evacuation plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The chartered flight from Seattle to Ulan Bator landed at the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport here on Wednesday afternoon, Mongolia's State Emergency Commission said in a statement.
The repatriated people consisted of pregnant women, the elderly, children and disabled and sick people, and those with financial and other problems, the commission said, adding that they will be isolated at designated facilities for 21 days.
Following its suspension of international commercial flights, Mongolia has repatriated more than 19,000 nationals on chartered flights, buses or trains from different parts of the world, according to the commission.
The Asian country planned to operate at least 12 flights this month to bring back more stranded nationals from abroad.
As of Wednesday, the country has reported a total of 306 COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported.
No local transmissions or deaths have been reported in Mongolia so far. Enditem
