Over 657 German slaughterhouse workers have been infected with coronavirus at a single meatpacking plant in the west of the country, officials announced today. The spike in coronavirus cases today marks a significant rise for Germany who has recorded nationwide infections in the low hundreds lately. Health officials in Guetersloh said they have received a total of 983 test results from workers at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck. Since the start of the outbreak, Germany has recorded 188,474 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 8,844 deaths. The outbreak in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, where Toennies operates one of Germany's biggest slaughterhouses, could affect the meat supply in Germany.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2020 08:33 UTC