S. Korean gov't brings 72 more S. Koreans home from Iraq as COVID-19 situation worsens there
- 4 years ago
이라크 파견 근로자 72명 오늘 전세기편으로 귀국
Seventy-two South Korean workers from Iraq will be ariving home this morning on a government chartered flight as Seoul evacuates nationals from one of the world's COVID-19 red zones.
This is a follow-up to the return of nearly 300 nationals from Iraq last week.
So far, three dispatched South Korean workers at construction project have died from coronavirus, and two are receiving treatment.
Most recently, Iraq reported almost 3-thousand new infections a day, pushing the nationwide death toll to over 46-hundred.
Seventy-two South Korean workers from Iraq will be ariving home this morning on a government chartered flight as Seoul evacuates nationals from one of the world's COVID-19 red zones.
This is a follow-up to the return of nearly 300 nationals from Iraq last week.
So far, three dispatched South Korean workers at construction project have died from coronavirus, and two are receiving treatment.
Most recently, Iraq reported almost 3-thousand new infections a day, pushing the nationwide death toll to over 46-hundred.