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Mongolian president placed under quarantine after returning from China

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Mongolia, President, Battulga Khaltmaa Head of state, quarantined, coronavirus, fears, China visit,

Mongolian President Battulga Khaltmaa.- Reuters

Ulaanbaatar - He is the first head of state to visit China since the country began implementing special measure to curb the coronavirus.

Published: Sat 29 Feb 2020, 8:00 AM

Updated: Sat 29 Feb 2020, 12:11 PM

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Mongolia's President Battulga Khaltmaa and other government officials have submitted to a 14-day quarantine after returning home from their visit to China, the state news agency Montsame reported on Friday, February 28.
Battulga is the first head of state to visit China since the country began implementing special measure to curb the coronavirus outbreak in January.
He arrived in Beijing with Foreign Minister Tsogtbaatar Damdin and other senior government officials on Thursday, and held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.
They were taken into quarantine as soon as they arrived in Mongolia as a precautionary measure, Montsame said.



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