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2020.03.10 09:36 GMT+8

Mongolia confirms first COVID-19 case

Updated 2020.03.10 09:36 GMT+8
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Mongolia confirms first COVID-19 case

Mongolia's National Emergency Commission (NEC) on Tuesday reported the first COVID-19 case in the country. 

The patient is a French national working in Mongolia, who returned from France and transited through Moscow, said the NEC in a statement.

The Mongolian government has identified 42 people the patient had met and another 142 individuals who the patient had close contact with.

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