Detour Lake worker tests positive for Covid-19

Canadian gold miner Kirkland Lake has suspended nonessential work and visits to the Detour Lake mine site, in Ontario, after a worker tested positive for Covid-19.

The company said at the weekend that the worker arrived on the mine site on March 12, began showing symptoms and self-isolated on March 14. The workers was taken from the site on the morning of March 16.

Kirkland said that employees were told to be particularly vigilant in self-monitoring for signs of symptoms.