Mass Infection of About 60 Employees at Three French Corporate Slaughterhouses

Approximately 1,000 Slaughterhouse Workers Tested in Two Rounds
"High Possibility of Spread in Changing Rooms While Determining Exact Cause"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] It has been reported that more than 60 employees at a corporate slaughterhouse in France were collectively infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to local media on the 20th, 69 employees tested positive for COVID-19 at three corporate slaughterhouses operated by a major French supermarket chain.

The slaughterhouses where COVID-19 cases were confirmed are subsidiaries of the French supermarket chain 'E. Leclerc.' This company employs a total of 3,400 people across six slaughterhouses, including those in the C?tes-d'Armor region. Health authorities have tested about 1,000 workers at these slaughterhouses in two rounds so far.

The French government plans to conduct COVID-19 testing for all slaughterhouse workers in the area. Didier Guillaume, France's Minister of Agriculture, appeared on a broadcast that day and said, "It is not yet clear why these three slaughterhouses became hotspots for infection," but added, "There is a possibility that the virus spread in the locker rooms during workers' shift changes."

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