[ANALYSIS] Mines reconfigure to survive virus amid job lose fears
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"We see the mines as high risk in terms of transmission of this virus," said Limpopo provincial health minister Phophi Ramathuba. "The industry's focus is to prevent as far as possible," the Minerals Council's health chief Thuthula Balfour told AFP. Meanwhile, mines have been struggling to recover the losses incurred from more than a month of stalled operations.Unions are worried about job losses.
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