Xinhua News Agency, Frankfurt, June 23rd (Reporter left: Germany North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)) announced on the 23rd that due to the continuous fermentation of a contagious infection in a meat joint plant in the state, the plant is located Of Gütersloh County and the neighboring Wallendorf County implemented "closing the city" measures.
The governor of North Rhine-Westphalia Rachet said that strict control measures have been re-implemented in Gütersloh County, including the closure of movie theaters, gyms and bars, the prohibition of two or more non-family members from gathering in public, restaurants can be opened, but only the same family is allowed Members share a table. Stores can continue to open as long as they meet health regulations. Gütersloh County closed schools and kindergartens last week.
Rachet said that the "closing the city" measures will continue until June 30, mainly preventive measures. Large-scale local testing will be carried out to determine whether the clustered infection has affected people other than the employees of the Meat Factory. At present, 24 confirmed cases are not related to the Meat Joint Factory.
The North Rhine-Westphalia Health Minister Lauman announced on the afternoon of the 23rd that the scope of the "closing city" would be expanded to Wallendorf County, which is adjacent to Gütersloh County.
The Tennessee Meat Joint Plant in Gütersloh County has recently developed a clustered infection of new coronavirus. As of the evening of the 22nd, about 6,650 employees were tested for viruses, and the number of confirmed infections rose to 1,553. NRW has announced the testing of new coronavirus for employees of all meat processing companies in the state.