Coronavirus: Mongolian president placed under quarantine after returning from China

Mongolian President, Khaltmaagiin Battulga and other government
officials have been placed under a 14-day quarantine after returning
home from their visit to China, where the deadly coronavirus broke out
from.

According to state news agency Montsame, Battulga along with several
other government officials, including Foreign Minister Tsogtbaatar
Damdin, visited China to meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li
Keqiang on Thursday.

At the meeting, Battulga reportedly announced a donation of 30,000
sheep to China as they discussed joint efforts to curb the spread of the
novel coronavirus.

As soon as they arrived back in Mongolia, the president alongside
other governtment officials were taken into quarantine as a
precautionary measure, the pulication added.