ULAN BATOR, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian government has decided to postpone the re-opening of its air border until early June due to the COVID-19 surge, Deputy Prime Minister Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan said Wednesday.
Initially, the government decided to reopen its air border from May 1 to resume international passenger flights, after closing it in February 2020 to prevent the spread of the virus.
"Considering that the spread of the COVID-19 virus has not decreased as much as expected, we have decided to postpone the re-opening of the air border until early June," Amarsaikhan told reporters.
As of Wednesday, Mongolia has registered a total of 41,524 COVID-19 cases, among which over 32,600 were detected since April 1 this year.
The Asian country reported its first imported COVID-19 case in March 2020 and confirmed its first locally transmitted cases in November. Enditem
