Ulaanbaatar
42nd Covid-19 case confirmed in Mongolia
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ An individual, who came to Mongolia
on a charter flight from Frankfurt to Ulaanbaatar on May 3, tested
positive for the coronavirus in a second test, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in Mongolia to 42, Director of the National
Center of Communicable Diseases (NCCD) D.Nyamkhuu reports at today’s daily Covid-19 briefing of
the Ministry of Health.
Specifically, on May 7, two NCCD laboratories and the
one in Darkhan-Uul aimag tested the samples of 44 people, including two suspected
cases, for coronavirus. One of the suspected cases who is in quarantine in
Umnugobi aimag tested negative, while the other, who was put
into quarantine at NCCD upon arrival from Frankfurt on May 3,
tested positive.
The confirmed Covid-19 patient underwent the second test after exhibiting
symptoms such as headache, sore throat, stuffy nose, fatigue, nausea, and loss
of appetite on May 7.
Of the total 42 Covid-19 cases that have been recorded in Mongolia so far, 13 have recovered, while the remaining 29 are currently receiving treatment at NCCD.
