Infections in German slaughterhouse exceed 1,500

The number of workers who tested positive for the coronavirus in a slaughterhouse in Germany's North-Rhine Westphalia district of Guetersloh has jumped to 1,553 as of Monday evening, according to reports. 

A local health official warned situation could lead the state towards a "lockdown" and an epidemiologist has been dispatched to the affected area to help combat the COVID-19 epidemic.