Germany reported a further cluster of coronavirus cases at a slaughterhouse in Lower Saxony on Tuesday, the latest in a series of outbreaks that have been seen in the country.
"Currently it's very localized and the important thing is to keep it like that and prevent it from further spreading," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe," noting that "there is something in general about the conditions at these meat-processing plants ... that seems to give optimal conditions to the virus spread."
In this aerial view the Toennies meat packaging plant stands temporarily closed following a Covid-19 outbreak among workers there during the coronavirus pandemic in the town of Rheda-Wiedenbrueck on June 23, 2020 near Guetersloh, Germany.
Germany has already been lauded for its quick initial response to the virus, aiming to contain its spread early on with extensive testing, contact tracing and confinement, as clusters of the virus began to appear in February and March, when a full national lockdown was implemented. As that has been eased, now the focus is on keeping the virus at bay.
"If this were to prove impossible, the NRW government in Duesseldorf would probably have to consider moving back to restrictive measures either in the entire region of Westphalia, or perhaps all of NRW – Germany's largest state with a population of around 18 million. The coming week or two will thus be crucial for gauging what the previously discussed risk of a second wave may mean in terms of size and restrictions," he added.
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