ULAN BATOR, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane chartered by the Mongolian government to repatriate its nationals from South Korea arrived here on Friday, local authorities said.
The chartered flight from Seoul to Ulan Bator landed at the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport early Friday with 266 passengers onboard, Mongolia's State Emergency Commission said in a statement.
The repatriated people consisted of pregnant women, the elderly, children, the disabled and sick, and those with financial or other problems, the commission said, adding that they will be isolated at designated facilities for 21 days.
Following its suspension of international commercial flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia has repatriated around 20,000 nationals on chartered flights, trains and buses from different parts of the world, according to the commission.
The Asian country planned to send at least 12 special flights this month to COVID-19-hit countries to repatriate more nationals.
As of Friday, Mongolia has reported a total of 310 COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported.
No local transmissions or deaths have been reported in the country so far. Enditem
