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The waitress serves two guests. Due to the lack of skilled workers, catering staff are particularly affected when colleagues report for illness.
(Photo: Ezequiel Gimenez / imago images)
Every day, tens of thousands are infected with the corona virus and cannot work. This weighs heavily on the German economy, but there are large differences between sectors.
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Caspar Busse, Elisabeth Dostert, Jens Flottau, Max Hägler, Michael Kläsgen, Roland Preuss, Sonja Salzburger and Kathrin Werner
The doctor’s office is closed because the doctor has a crown. The kindergarten is in degraded mode again – too many teachers are sick. The fire brigade anniversary party has been canceled to prevent more firefighters from getting infected. A transport company from Cologne has to temporarily stop some bus lines due to too many sick drivers. At the local rail operator Metronom, so many drivers and staff at the Celle control center are positive that the commuter trains are being canceled. Hospital operations are postponed. this Rolling stones cancel shows because Mick Jagger has been infected. Chaos reigns at the airport. Even the butcher counter in the supermarket is closed, all the vendors have Covid. And at the summer party of the VDA automotive industry association in Berlin, the hostess had to apologize: Association president Hildegard Müller discovered two stripes during a quick test before the event.
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