The corona virus had first appeared at Webasto in Stockdorf, Bavaria - the company boss has now spoken to Markus Lanz about Zeti on ZDF.
- The corona virus continues to spread in Germany.
- The first infected person was in Bavarian Stockdorf at the beginning of the year - he was infected in his company Webasto.
- The Webasto boss has now spoken to Markus Lanz on ZDF about the difficult time.
The corona virus * is spreading more and more in Germany. The first case in Germany occurred at the end of January - in Stockdorf near Starnberg in Bavaria . A Chinese woman visited the Bavarian location in the Webasto company - she came from the Wuhan crisis area. They infected several employees, which led to the temporary closure of the location.
Markus Lanz on ZDF: Webasto boss Holger Engelmann talks about Corona time
Holger Engelmann, CEO of the automotive supplier Webasto , knew the Chinese employee personally. “We also have a location in Wuhan , which we opened together with Angela Merkel. The colleague then visited Stockdorf in January. ”Then, almost three weeks after her visit, the news from China: The woman was tested positive for the corona virus. "It was of course a shock at first," said Engelmann.
Markus Lanz (ZDF): Webasto boss Engelmann - "That was a shock"
“First of all, we didn't have the greatest concerns, as the infected person was in far-away China. Nevertheless, we quickly informed the health authority , who then informed us in the evening that an employee of our company had also been tested positively, ”reports the CEO. Then they immediately set up a crisis team , structured themselves and set up home office.
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The infected employee, who spoke about his time in the hospital in an interview , would have reported, as Engelmann reported, without the information from China probably not even going to the doctor - the symptoms * did not differ from a common cold. Then Markus Lanz would like to know how a company reacts to such an unusual case: “Are you prepared for something like this? How do you react then? "
On ZDF: Markus Lanz talks to Webasto boss Engelsmann about coronavirus
As Holger Engelmann reports, the company "proactively" decided to close the site. Accordingly, it was a team of 17 people who, despite the closure, came to the company to talk about the most important things so that “the shop would keep going”. The rest of the approximately 1200 employees at the location then worked from home. It has been tested twice, like many of the Webasto employees.
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A total of 14 employees of the company were infected, as Engelmann told Markus Lanz on ZDF . Except for one employee who had pneumonia during the illness, all employees are now doing well.
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