Coronavirus: 200 Romanians test positive for bug at a German slaughterhouse

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APR 29, 2020, 12:59 AM SGT
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BERLIN (AFP) - Around 200 Romanians working at a German slaughterhouse have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Romania's foreign ministry (MFA) said on Tuesday (April 28).

According to the ministry, those infected had all been working at a slaughterhouse in the southwestern German town of Birkenfeld, where 500 of the 700 employees are Romanian.

"German authorities say 300 employees are confirmed with Covid-19 and are now in quarantine. So far there is no precise data regarding the citizenship of those infected, but the majority (over 200) are Romanian citizens," the ministry said in a statement....https://www.straitstimes.com/world/e...slaughterhouse