Qatar confirms first virus death among World Cup workforce

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There have been 5 cases reported across 3 stadium project sites. FMTNews Qatar

A computer-generated image of the Lusail National Stadium for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

First reported by the newly relaunched Doha News, a site popular among expatriates in Qatar, the victim was an engineer in his fifties who had no underlying medical conditions. “Sadly, on June 11, 2020, a 51-year-old specialist engineer employed by the contractor Conspel, tragically died after contracting Covid-19,” the Qatari organisation responsible for organising the 2022 tournament said in a statement.

 

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