Germany has today ordered 360,000 people back into lockdown after a coronavirus outbreak at a meat factory caused a spike in the country’s R rate. More than 1,500 people have tested positive at the Toennies slaughterhouse in the last week and the whole district of Guetersloh is now heading back into lockdown. Bars, gyms, cinemas, … Read more
More than 1,500 people have tested positive for coronavirus in a German meat factory outbreak blamed for a spike in the country’s R rate. Health authorities have quarantined all 6,500 workers at the Toennies plant and carried out tests on the entire workforce after the outbreak came to light last week. Some 1,553 tests have … Read more
Cold air in slaughterhouses and meat-packing factories could be behind coronavirus outbreaks, suggesting winter could bring a second wave of Covid-19. Scientists say cramped and poorly-ventilated working conditions in the factories — the centre of fresh outbreaks in the UK and Germany — could be to blame because they make social distancing difficult. But experts … Read more
Officials at a Chinese province have reportedly culled more than 1.6 tonnes of farm-bred bamboo rats in one go after the government banned the eating and trading of wild animals in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese bamboo rats, which are linked to coronavirus, have been a sought-after food source in the country for centuries … Read more
Cold air in slaughterhouses and meat-packing factories could be behind coronavirus outbreaks, scientists say, suggesting winter could bring a second wave of Covid-19. The entire Welsh island of Anglesey faces being quarantined after 158 staff at the 2 Sisters chicken factory tested positive for the virus, leading to the plant being closed and 560 staff … Read more
Woman is ‘hacked to death with a samurai sword and meat cleaver’ at her home in Dublin before police use stun grenade and Taser to arrest her husband Jean Eagers, 57, was pronounced dead at her home in Dublin on Sunday morning Police stormed the house where they subdued and arrested a 60-year-old man Mrs … Read more
Woman is ‘hacked to death with a samurai sword and meat cleaver’ at her home in Dublin before police use stun grenade and Taser to arrest her husband Jean Eagers, 57, was pronounced dead at her home in Dublin on Sunday morning Police stormed the house where they subdued and arrested a 60-year-old man Mrs … Read more
Major coronavirus outbreak hits British meat factory supplying chicken for KFC and Tesco as more than 100 workers self-isolate One quarter of workers at the 2 Sisters meat factory are now self isolating The factory in Anglesey, North Wales, produces meat for takeaways and shops KFC, Tesco and Aldi all receive produce from the factory … Read more
Vegetarians and vegans are more introverted than meat eaters and it could be because they’re not invited to eat out as often, a study has suggested. Researchers from Germany surveyed 9,000 people concerning their diet, body mass index and various personality traits — from extroversion to neuroticism. They found that meat eaters typically have a … Read more
MasterChef Top 8 contestant Tessa Boersma fails to impress the show’s judges and fans with her ‘elevated meat and three veg’ By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:26 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 16:26 BST, 16 June 2020 MasterChef Australia: Back To Win contestant Tessa Boersma left fans and the show’s judges baffled … Read more