21 May

Harmony Gold has confirmed that two employees of a contractor working at its Kalgold gold mine located near Mafikeng in South Africa’s North West province have tested positive for Covid-19. Both the individuals were asymptomatic and identified as positive through the company’s testing process that is being conducted in collaboration with the Department of Health. Harmony is currently tracing possible contacts and all those identified will be either self-quarantined or quarantined at a company facility for 14 days.

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