COVID-19 testing begins at Gahcho Kué Mine, Snap Lake

26 May 2020

In support of government and community efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories, De Beers Group has stepped up its preventative measures to protect our employees, contractors and communities by testing site-based staff for COVID-19 at Gahcho Kué Mine and Snap Lake site.
Effective May 24, tests are being conducted on all outbound employees and contractors, with samples processed at the GuardRX lab recently established at Diavik diamond mine. The testing is in addition to extensive preventative measures already in place at Gahcho Kué and at Snap Lake.

• Daily health monitoring, including temperature checks, of all employees prior to commencing work
• 14 days of physical distancing and daily health monitoring, including temperature checks, for all employees before travelling to the mine
• Dedicated charter flights from five southern Canadian airports that originate at private air terminals to reduce potential exposure while on board commercial aircraft or while transiting through public airport terminals
• Longer shift rotations to reduce frequency of travel
• Physical distancing protocols at the mine site
• Provision of reusable masks to all employees to use on board aircraft/public transportation and at the mine when physical distancing is not possible
• Additional cleaning and disinfecting

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