Webasto

Webasto SE is a company based in Stockdorf, Germany which makes sunroofs, electric-car chargers and air-conditioning systems.[1] Holger Engelmann is the CEO of the company.

Coronavirus outbreak

Webasto owns 11 locations in China, including in Wuhan.[2] In late January 2020, the company disclosed that five of its workers had tested positive to SARS-CoV-2.[3][4][5] This was reportedly one of the first cases of person-to-person transmission of the virus outside China.[5]

The outbreak was handled internally within the company.[6] The story was initially reported in the Wall Street Journal as a case of successful containment of the outbreak.[1] By March 2020, genome studies tracking mutations of the virus suggested that the Webasto outbreak had not been successfully contained, and was linked to a 'decent part' of the overall coronavirus outbreak in Europe.[7] Genetic sequencing also linked the cluster of cases at Webasto's headquarters to the virus outbreak in northern Italy. [8] In May 2020 some medical disprove this assumptions and confirm that the Webasto case remained isolated,[9] while in July other studies identified the most common Italian strain as coming from Germany.[10]

Current production of roof modules

Past production of roof modules

References
  1. Boston, William (6 March 2020). "The Company That Fought the Coronavirus and Won". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. http://www.webasto-group.com/en/press/press-releases/press-release/federal-chancellor-angela-merkel-opens-new-webasto-location-in-wuhan-china/
  3. "German car supplier Webasto halts China corporate travel over coronavirus: spokeswoman". Reuters. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. http://www.autonews.com/china/webasto-halts-travel-china-after-2-employees-germany-contract-coronavirus
  5. "Germany confirms seventh coronavirus case". Reuters. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus: Why employers need a balance on communication". Human Resource Executive. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020. Webasto ... directly handled coronavirus cases within the company’s Germany office in January.
  7. Regalado, Antonio. "Gene sleuths are tracking the coronavirus outbreak as it happens". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. "Italian virologists trace coronavirus outbreak in Italy to German car parts manufacturer". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Italiens-Corona-Katastrophe-hat-Verantwortliche-article21799009.html
  10. http://www.corriere.it/salute/malattie_infettive/20_luglio_19/coronavirus-italia-ha-circolato-solo-ceppo-proveniente-germania-piu-contagioso-0c95dfb8-c294-11ea-8ea9-95041619a4a2.shtml
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