The Corana virus has reached the Munich automotive group BMW. The company informed its employees about the confirmed case.
- BMW currently informed his 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.
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Update 4.3.2020, 10:39 a.m .: The news for BMW car maker are 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.
That because of the outbreak of the Lung disease Covid-19 Prolonged New Year’s Day and longer closed car dealers, together with the reluctance of buyers, led to an intensification of the lull on the largest car market in the world, which is by far the most important single market for the German groups Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW.
Update 3.3.2020, 10:39 a.m .: The car maker BMW has the consequences of Coronavirus epidemic in China get to feel. 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 yet 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 this Corona case at BMW has the Automotive group about 150 colleagues sent 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 in 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 released 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 initially no information about other measures to protect against the coronavirus* at BMW locations in Munich.
The message simply says: “The health* and protecting employees is our top priority. We are in constant contact with our medical health service and inform our employees about the current development. “
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First coronavirus case at BMW in Munich: company announces measure
First report from Munich on March 2nd, 2020, 12.20pm: According to information from our editors, it is a BMW employeeswho is in the Research Information Center (FIZ) at the Knorrstrasse / Schleissheimer Road works.
The patient has been there since the weekend (Sunday March 1st) in medical treatment, “He is doing well according to the circumstances,” says the message to the workforce. All colleagues who have been in contact with the infected employee are recommended 14 days to stay away from the company.
Coronavirus reaches BMW in Munich: company announces measure
According to the infectiologist Dr. Christoph Spinner (Klinikum Rechts der Isar of the TU Munich) takes the incubation period with coronavirus* so long – the time between 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 others are in Freising district* two new cases confirmed. Also in the City of Munich* Two new cases were reported on Monday. Berlin now also has an infected person.
The Bavarian Ministry of Health had five new ones in the morning Coronavirus cases for Bavaria * reported.
* Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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