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Coronavirus: Hundreds of abattoir workers test positive in Germany
Source: BBC
Coronavirus: Hundreds of abattoir workers test positive in Germany
17 June 2020
Thousands of people in Germany have been told to go into quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak at an abattoir.
More than 650 people have tested positive for the virus at the meat processing plant in Gütersloh, in the north-west of the country.
Operations at the site have been suspended since Wednesday afternoon.
Over 1,000 workers have been tested so far, with thousands of others still awaiting testing.
They and the people they came into contact with have been told to been told to remain in quarantine until they receive their results.
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17 June 2020
Thousands of people in Germany have been told to go into quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak at an abattoir.
More than 650 people have tested positive for the virus at the meat processing plant in Gütersloh, in the north-west of the country.
Operations at the site have been suspended since Wednesday afternoon.
Over 1,000 workers have been tested so far, with thousands of others still awaiting testing.
They and the people they came into contact with have been told to been told to remain in quarantine until they receive their results.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53087139
Over 1,000 workers at the Gütersloh plant have been tested so far (AFP)
Tönnies has apologised for the outbreak (AFP)