A VN guestworker dies of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

VOV.VN - A female Vietnamese guestworker of Ca Mau province has recently died of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia, confirmed a local official.

Tu Hoang An, director of the Ca Mau provincial Department of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, said V.T.C.H, 33, was sent to work in Saudi Arabia in March 2017 under a labour contract.

She was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and killed by the virus on November 16.

On November 23, relevant agencies visited her family, extending condolences, providing financial assistance and pledging to ensure the female worker’s interests during her working time abroad.

The female worker was cremated and re-buried in Saudi Arabia according to the regulations of the Saudi Arabia government.

Saudi Arabia is one of Vietnam’s labour export markets in the Middle East.

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