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Roscan Gold Provides Update on COVID-19; No Impact to Exploration to Date
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2020) - Roscan Gold Corporation  (TSXV: R...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Roscan Gold Provides Update on COVID-19; No Impact to Exploration to DateToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 30, 2020) - Roscan Gold Corporation (TSXV: ROS) (FSE: 2OJ) (\"Roscan\" or the \"Company\") announces in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, new operational procedures have been implemented across the Company to protect the health and safety of its workforce and their local communities, while facilitating its ongoing exploration program at its 100% owned flagship Kandiole Project in West Mali. Roscan has donated thermal scanners, masks, sanitizers and gloves to the surrounding community and Local Mayor of Kéniéba.Nana B. Sangmuah, President and CEO of Roscan said, \"Our top priority is the health and safety of our employees, their families and the local communities near where we work in West Mali, while safeguarding the interests of our shareholders. Out of an abundance of caution and community mindedness in Mali, we have enacted a plan to allow the ongoing functionality of Company personnel in their various capacities until the COVID-19 outbreak and its repercussions are better understood. We are fortunate to operate with a streamlined team that can and have been functioning remotely for several years. We expect to provide ongoing updates to all stakeholders of the Company as this fluid situation evolves.\"Roscan is proceeding with exploration with a heightened level of awareness for virus-related issues as well as a response plan for quarantine and hygiene. The Company intends to continue drilling at the Project for only as long as it remains safe to do so. As such, the situation is being monitored closely by management. Roscan has implemented rigorous control and prevention measures in order to ensure the health of our workers. The following are some examples: • Those who do not need to be onsite are working from home. • Onsite staff are using a thermal scanner to assess the body temperature of employees and everyone visiting our sites, as a way to be more accurate in our monitoring of \"flu-like\" symptoms. Anyone displaying \"flu-like\" symptoms or having an elevated temperature is sent home. We will follow Mali Health guidelines as they evolve for personnel who have elevated risk. • Medical checks for any employee who has been absent from work due to displaying \...