Mongolia will close its schools from January 27 until March 2 as a preventative measure against the Wuhan coronavirus, state news agency Montsame reported

There are no reported cases in Mongolia, but the country is considered to be at high risk of the virus spreading there as it borders China, where the coronavirus originated.

Mongolian officials are on high alert in case the virus spreads.

The Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, which runs along Mongolia's southern border, reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus last week.

There are now confirmed cases in every Chinese province, except the remote autonomous region of Tibet.

The ruling in Mongolia followed a cabinet meeting on Sunday to discuss preventative safety measures.

The cabinet also ordered public gatherings be cancelled and that border crossings for “auto vehicles and pedestrian traffic” be cancelled starting Monday.

The agency also reports that 31 Mongolia students in Wuhan will be repatriated on Monday.