Toennies, one of Germany's biggest meat processors, said it had stopped slaughtering and was shutting the abattoir in stages.
Hundreds of workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at a slaughterhouse in northern Germany, prompting to the closure of local schools and an urgent investigation.
Toennies, one of Germany's biggest meat processors, said it had stopped slaughtering on Wednesday and was shutting the abattoir in stages., DW News reported.And around 7,000 people in the district of Gutersloh, where the abattoir is located, have been put into quarantine due to possible exposure of the virus.
The local government authority said it would close schools and kindergartens from Thursday as a precautionary measure.Labour minister Hubertus Heil said it decided to ban the subcontracting of meat-packing work through employment agencies after a series of coronavirus outbreaks among slaughterhouse workers.
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