People are seen in the city center of Guetersloh as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Guetersloh, Germany, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
BERLIN (Reuters) - At least one German state banned compatriots from two districts that entered a new lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak, and Austria issued a travel warning, causing anger tinged with resignation among locals.
The roughly 640,000 residents of Guetersloh and Warendorf on Wednesday became the first in Germany to revert to the strict curbs that had been gradually lifted since April, after more than 1,500 workers at the north-west districts' Toennies meatpacking plant tested positive for the virus.
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