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293 Korean workers who worked at construction sites in Iraq returned by air force today (24th). Nearly 90 of them said they had suspected corona19 symptoms. Asymptomatic people will stay in a temporary living facility for two weeks.

This is reporter Deokhyun Kim.

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gray military aircraft lands on the runway, and after a while, people with baggage flee to the port of entry.

293 Korean construction workers sent to Iraq shared two air refueling aircraft and returned to Incheon Airport.

This was brought by the Korean government when the situation in Corona19 worsened, with the number of confirmed workers in Iraq reaching 2,000 in one day, with employees of our construction companies and partners who worked at the construction sites of the Karbala refinery and the new city of Bismaya.

The returned workers wiped their hearts.

[Iraq dispatch worker: If you are having difficulty breathing or experiencing severe pain, or if it is not at this stage, even if it is positive, you will not be treated. (I've been contacted by a lot of family members and friends.) I'm glad I came.]

89 of the returned workers reported suspicious symptoms such as fever.

Immediately after returning home, the bequest boxes were examined at a screening clinic, and asymptomatic cases were moved to living facilities in Chungju and Boeun, North Chungcheong Province, and self-containment began for two weeks.

Health officials are concerned that there will be a large number of confirmed workers among the return workers, as nearly 40 of the 105 workers returned to Korea on the flight prepared by the construction company were confirmed on the 14th.

More than 510 Koreans and workers remain in Iraq.

(Video coverage: Yongjin Joo, Video editing: Chae Cheol-ho)