German labor minister demands meat company pay coronavirus compensation
By DW
28 June 2020 |
6:47 am
More than 1,300 people have tested positive at a Tönnies slaughterhouse, causing Germany's transmission rate to rocket. Germany's labor minister says the firm should pay compensation.
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