COVID-19 outbreaks at other meat processing plants in Germany

Germany has reimposed some lockdown restrictions in North Rhine-Westphalia state after more than 1,550 people tested positive for coronavirus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck.

COVID-19 outbreaks also occurred at other meat processing plants in Germany. By Wednesday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among employees of a Wiesenhof poultry slaughterhouse rose to 35, according to its parent company PHW.

New infections with COVID-19 in Germany remained above the previous weeks' average and increased by 587 within one day to 191,449, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Wednesday.

(With input from agencies)