The National Union of Mineworkers in northeast Limpopo has called for a temporary closure of all the mines in the province with workers to stay on 100% pay.
Marula Platinum Mine says there has not been a Covid-19 outbreak as all of the cases among its workforce had arrived back at the mine already infected.The National Union of Mineworkers in northeast Limpopo has called for a temporary closure of all the mines in the province with workers remaining on 100% pay.The first mine to have reported cases of Covid-19 was Marula Platinum Mine, with 19 confirmed cases last week.
Theron said this was not an outbreak at the mine, as the cases were mainly from workers returning to the mine who had tested positive before reporting for work. Theron said of the 19 cases, two of the people had recently returned from the Eastern Cape, while 17 cases were of people who lived locally, suggesting the prevalence of Covid-19 among local communities is far higher than the company's initial estimates.
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