<p class="bodytext">Authorities in western Germany say 400 people at a large meatpacking plant have tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The regional health authority in Guetersloh said Wednesday that the new cluster is linked to a slaughterhouse operated by the Toennies Group in nearby Rheda-Wiedenbrueck.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">There have been several outbreaks at German abattoirs in recent weeks, prompting the government to impose stricter safety rules for the industry and ban the practice of using subcontractors.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Toennies Group says the slaughterhouse is its largest site and employs over 6,000 staff.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Authorities in western Germany say 400 people at a large meatpacking plant have tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The regional health authority in Guetersloh said Wednesday that the new cluster is linked to a slaughterhouse operated by the Toennies Group in nearby Rheda-Wiedenbrueck.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">There have been several outbreaks at German abattoirs in recent weeks, prompting the government to impose stricter safety rules for the industry and ban the practice of using subcontractors.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Toennies Group says the slaughterhouse is its largest site and employs over 6,000 staff.</p>