The Corana virus has reached the Munich automotive group BMW. The company informed its employees about the confirmed case.
- BMW currently informed its employees in Munich about a first confirmed coronavirus case .
- According to the company, the BMW employee has been receiving medical treatment since the weekend.
- Employees who were in contact with the infected man should stay away from the company.
Update March 5, 2020, 9.40 pm: Other commercial companies are also feeling the effects of the excitement surrounding CoVid-19: dm and Rossmann are experiencing increased demand - and are now in discussions with their suppliers.
Update March 4, 2020, 4:25 pm: Munich is also known to be the home of FC Bayern , which plays its home games in the north of the city in the Allianz Arena .
The record champions' 75,000-seat stadium will be one of twelve European Championship venues at the pan- European 2020 European Championship (June 12 to July 12).
But: Can the European Football Championship 2020 take place at all because of the corona virus? The city of Munich has now spoken at a press conference in the person of sports officer Beatrix Zurek. Corona virus suspicions are currently also with weather experts Kachelmann. He is under quarantine.
Update 4.3.2020, 10:39: The news for car maker BMW is not getting better: The Chinese car market collapsed in February due to the consequences of the outbreak with the new corona virus . According to preliminary data from the industry association PCA (China Passenger Car Association) on Wednesday, sales fell by 80 percent compared to the same month in the previous year and thus more than ever since the beginning of the recordings. For the first two months of the year, the minus adds up to 41 percent.
Read also: Because of the corona virus, Munich Airport has now taken drastic measures and canceled thousands of flights. Some countries are particularly affected.
The extended New Year festival due to the outbreak of the lung disease Covid-19 and the longer closed car dealers, together with the reluctance of buyers, led to a worsening of the lull in the world's largest car market, which is by far the most important single market for the German companies Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW .
However, it is not only the car industry that is badly affected by the spread of corona viruses. Airlines have already made bitter forecasts. Overall, the impact of CoVid19 on the economy is likely to be massive.
Update March 3, 2020, 10:39 am: The car maker BMW has felt the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic in China . In February sales, the group felt a significant dent in China, said BMW boss Oliver Zipse in a conference call in Munich on Tuesday. Outside the country, however, he sees no impact on sales. How February went exactly worldwide cannot be said because, among other things, the detailed information about China was still missing.
The impact of the outbreak is still difficult to assess overall, BMW is driving here in the short term. "We are covered for three weeks," said Zipse.
Update 2:46 p.m .: After the Corona case at BMW , the automotive group sent around 150 colleagues to the home office for two weeks. BMW spokeswoman Almut Stollberg gave this number to our editorial team. In addition, there is an opportunity for pregnant women and many other colleagues to work temporarily from home. "However, of course only after consultation with their superiors," as Stollberg explained.
The offices of the infected employee and his colleagues should now be disinfected and then released again, the spokeswoman continued. There are currently no plans for the clearing of individual offices at the group headquarters, the so-called four-cylinder, Stollberg told our editorial team. Corresponding rumors had previously caused uncertainty in the city and especially among BMW employees.
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Update 2:08 p.m .: After the confirmed Corona case at BMW, the group has now announced details. At the request of the Merkur and tz editorial teams, BMW said that all colleagues who were in contact with the infected employee were asked to "give themselves to the recommended 14-day self-quarantine". "The affected premises were blocked and disinfected."
As reported, the sick patient works in the research and innovation center (FIZ) of the automotive group on Knorrstraße / corner of Schleißheimer Straße. He has been receiving medical treatment since the weekend and is doing well according to the circumstances, BMW continues. The company did not say how many employees had to stay at home for two weeks - and there was no information about other measures to protect against the coronavirus * at BMW locations in Munich.
The message simply states: "Health * and the protection of employees are our top priority. We are in constant communication with our medical health service and keep our employees informed about the current development."
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First corona virus case at BMW in Munich: company announces measure
First report from Munich on March 2nd, 2020, 12.20pm: According to information from our editorial team, we are dealing with a BMW employee who works in the Research Information Center (FIZ) on Knorrstraße / Schleißheimer Straße.
The patient has been under medical treatment since the weekend ( Sunday, March 1st ). "According to the circumstances, he is doing well," the staff said. All colleagues who were in contact with the infected employee were advised to stay away from the company for 14 days .
Coronavirus reaches BMW in Munich: company announces measure
According to the infectiologist Dr. Christoph Spinner (Klinikum Rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich), the incubation period with the coronavirus * lasts so long - i.e. the time between the infection with the pathogen and the appearance of the first symptoms *.
Coronavirus in Bavaria: Several new cases on Monday
There are several new confirmed coronavirus infections in and around Munich. Among other things, two new cases have been confirmed in the Freising district *. Two new cases were also reported in the city of Munich * on Monday. Berlin now also has an infected person.
The Bavarian Ministry of Health had announced five new coronavirus cases for Bavaria * in the morning.
* Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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