72 Korean Construction Workers Dispatched to Iraq to Return Home Tomorrow by Charter Flight

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Seventy-two Korean construction workers dispatched to Iraq will return to Korea on the 31st (Korean time) via a chartered flight.

A representative of the Korean Embassy in Iraq stated on the 30th, "Excluding essential personnel, 72 workers who wish to return will come back to Korea on a Qatar Airways chartered flight," adding, "Among them is one infected person who was discharged after their condition improved."

The body of Seo Mo, who died on the 22nd from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a local hospital in Iraq, will also be transported.

So far in Iraq, three Korean dispatched workers have died from COVID-19, and two are currently infected and receiving treatment. As of this date, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iraq is 118,300.

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