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Volkswagen CEO in Quarantine With COVID-19
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Posted on January 27, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
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Published by maria gbaf
Posted on January 27, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleVolkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is quarantined after contracting COVID-19. Despite being vaccinated, he will remain isolated until testing negative.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess has contracted the coronavirus and is currently in quarantine, the German carmaker said on Wednesday.
A spokesperson confirmed that the 63-year-old had been infected, as initially reported by Business Insider.
Diess had already received a booster vaccination, which means he can leave quarantine after seven days if he tests negative. He did not have any major meetings planned in the next week.
All employees with whom Diess had personal contact had been tested and had not been infected.
(Reporting by Jan Schwartz, writing by Emma Thomasson; Editing by Riham Alkousaa)
The article discusses Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess contracting COVID-19 and entering quarantine.
Yes, Herbert Diess had received a booster vaccination before contracting COVID-19.
No, employees who had contact with Diess tested negative for COVID-19.
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