Germany Announces Fresh Lockdown As COVID-19 Infections Soar
June 23, 2020
4:13 pm
Germany has announced a fresh coronavirus lockdown in its most populous state after an explosion in infections.
More than 1,500 people have tested positive for the virus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck.
Thousands have been put under a quarantine to try to halt the outbreak.
The infections were all linked to an abattoir.
The new measures come amid fears of a second COVID-19 wave.
Germanyβs R number β the rate at which the disease is transmitted β has soared in recent days.
Armin Laschet, the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia state, said people in Guetersloh county should only have contact …
