COVID-19: Inside a town under new lockdown in Germany after slaughter house outbreak

More than 1,550 people have tested positive for coronavirus at Toennies slaughterhouse

Published: June 24, 2020 14:01 Nilanjana Jaaved, Digital Content Editor

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A view of the empty center of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck is pictured. After a coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse in the town it has infected more than 1,500 workers out of a total of nearly 7,000 German authorities ordered a new lockdown for an entire district -- the first since easing coronavirus restrictions and a major setback for hopes of a swift return to normality. Image Credit: Reuters

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Empty seats are seen in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, as the outbreak of the COVID-19 continues, Germany. Image Credit: Reuters

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Medical staff and helpers from the German army take COVID-19 tests of Toennies employees and their families who are quarantined in Verl, Germany. Following the corona outbreak at meat processor Toennies in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, the federal state authorities are massively restricting public life in the Guetersloh district with a lockdown. Image Credit: AP

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An almost empty center of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck is pictured, as the outbreak of the COVID-19 continues, Germany. Image Credit: Reuters

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Sculptures of persons are seen near to empty seats in the center of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, as the outbreak of the COVID-19 continues, Germany. Image Credit: REUTERS

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People wait in line to get tested at a testing centre as the outbreak of the COVID-19 continues in Guetersloh, Germany. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A waitress walks past empty chairs and tables in a restraurant in the city of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck. Image Credit: AFP

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Citizens walk at the pedestrian zone in Guetersloh, in western Germany. Image Credit: AFP

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Sculptures of persons are seen near to empty seats in the center of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, as the outbreak of the COVID-19 continues, Germany. Image Credit: Reuters

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Toennies employees and their families are quarantined in their apartments behind fences in Verl, Germany. Following the corona outbreak at meat processor Toennies in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, the federal state authorities are massively restricting public life in the Guetersloh district with a lockdown. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Image Credit: AP

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Helpers bring food to families behind a fence, who are quarantined in their apartments in Verl, Germany. Image Credit: AP

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