Dubai Expo revises toll to 6 over Covid-related deaths

Dubai's Expo 2020 acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that three workers had died from the novel coronavirus over the course of building the world’s fair during the pandemic, as the prestigious event draws scrutiny of labour conditions in the United Arab Emirates. When asked at a press conference about deaths among Expo’s vast foreign labour force, spokesperson Sconaid Mcgeachin said three workers had died from the virus in addition to three from construction incidents, without specifying when.