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The children all go to a nursery in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in the district of Heinsberg. A woman there with Covid-19 works as an educator and it is believed she passed on the virus. A spokeswoman claimed the children showed "at most mild cold symptoms". RTL West tweeted: “Four children in #NRW have been infected with the #Coronavirus virus.

“They go to the day care center in the #Heinsberg, district #Heinsberg, where a sick woman works as a teacher. This was announced by the district of Heinsberg. “The children are doing well.” A total of 114 children attend the day care center in NRW. Around 100 boys and girls took the test, with just four testing positive for coronavirus.

Coronavirus has spread to a nursery school in Germany

Around 40 cases of coronavirus relate to Heinsberg in NWR

Almost 40 cases of the virus in NRW relate to the Heinsberg district. In Bonn, a primary school has shut for two weeks after an employee became infected with the virus. He heard the test results on Saturday and parents are now being called. Around 185 children at the school have now ben put into quarantine and are being tested for the virus. JUST IN: Coronavirus' spread WORSE than other epidemics - Terrifying graphic

A school has been shut down in Bonn after an employee contracted the virus

Authorities believe all cases in NWR relate to a couple from Gangelt

Nurseries and schools have closed down amid the outbreak

German authorities believe all known infected people in NRW had contact with an infected couple from Gangelt. They are being treated at the University Clinic in Düsseldorf. The 47-year old husband's condition is still serious, but experts believe the newly infected are doing comparitively well.

Coronavirus symptoms

Head of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg Marylyn Addo said: "Until a few weeks ago, we only had a few isolated cases that could be contained relatively quickly. "In this respect, this is a more dynamic event that goes beyond individual cases." She added the caution is relatively low grade at the moment as most of the chains of the disease can be traced.

Self quarantine was recommended for those who came into contact with infected people

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