{"id":1171202,"date":"2020-03-12T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1016883"},"modified":"2020-03-12T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:39:53","slug":"kinross-shuts-toronto-office-after-employee-confirmed-to-have-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1171202","title":{"rendered":"Kinross shuts Toronto office after employee confirmed to have coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kinross Gold (TSX:K; NYSE: KGC) has closed its Toronto office until at least next week Friday after an employee tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The company <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"said (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/s2.q4cdn.com\/496390694\/files\/doc_news\/2020\/03\/KGC-news-release-COVID19-Final.pdf\" >said<\/a> that was informed on March 10 that an employee tested positive for the virus and decided to close the office for a thorough cleaning and disinfection. <\/p>\n<p>Kinross has asked its employees to work from home. Toronto Public Health (TPH) has also asked the company\u2019s Toronto employees to self-monitor for any symptoms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> The employee who tested positive was last in the Toronto office for 1.5 days ending March 3, 2020, is currently at home in self-quarantine <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The employee who tested positive was last in the Toronto office for 1.5 days ending March 3, 2020, is currently at home in self-quarantine, and is in good condition. <\/p>\n<p>This employee did not attend the PDAC conference or other external events and has not recently travelled to Kinross sites.<\/p>\n<p>Kinross said that, to date, COVID-19 has not impacted production or product shipments at any of the Company\u2019s sites. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The employee is currently at home in 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