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OceanaGold Provides Haile Update in Relation to COVID-19
OceanaGold Provides Haile Update in Relation to COVID-19 Canada NewsWire MELBOUR...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOceanaGold Provides Haile Update in Relation to COVID-19\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntal{\nTEXT-ALIGN: LEFT\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMELBOURNE, April 1, 2020\n\n\n\n/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO US NEWSWIRE SERVICES./\n MELBOURNE, April 1, 2020 /CNW/ - OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (ASX: OGC) (the \"Company\") wishes to inform that the Government of South Carolina announced that all \"non-essential\" businesses are required to shut down effective April 1, 2020 and for a duration of 14 days. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nUnder the state guidelines, the status of the Haile Gold Mine remains unchanged and operations are not impacted by this state government directive. The Haile operation has demonstrated strict protocols and controls it has in place to maintain a high standard of health and safety. \nThe Haile operation has not had any confirmed cases of COVID-19 among any of its employees or contractors. For the past three weeks, the Haile operation has only permitted entry to essential employees and contractors. All administrative staff have been working at home where possible and in self-isolation. The Haile leadership team have implemented schedule rotations on and off site to ensure the continuity of leadership for the operation. All equipment and facilities are regularly cleaned and disinfected.\nAll employees and contractors entering and exiting the site undergo a health screening process that includes the taking of temperatures. Any employee or contractor exhibiting symptoms are required to self-isolate for 14-days. Any employee or contractor who has been in close contact with anyone that has tested positive for COVID-19, awaiting testing results or have symptoms are required to self-isolate for 14 days. \nEach shift has been split into smaller groups of less than three with social distancing implemented within these smaller groups which also allows the Company to isolate smaller teams if any member of the smaller team exhibits symptoms or tests positive for the virus. \nMichael...