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Lihir worker diagnosed with COVID-19

NEWCREST Mining says it is managing a case of COVID-19 at its Lihir gold operation in Papua New Guinea.

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Newcrest's Lihir operation in PNG

Newcrest's Lihir operation in PNG

The PNG national flew to Lihir Island from Port Moresby on July 30.

As per Newcrest protocol, all arrivals are isolated in a designated camp for a 14-day mandatory isolation period and are tested for COVID-19 three times.

The individual is asymptomatic and has been moved from the isolation camp into a separate isolation and treatment facility.

The people who travelled with the infected worker remain in isolation and all have tested negative for COVID-19.

Mine operations continue unaffected.

It comes after a virus outbreak at the Ok Tedi copper-gold operation on mainland PNG last week closed the mine for at least 14 days.

Seven Ok Tedi employees have tested positive for COVID-19.

It is the first case of COVID-19 for Newcrest across its operations in Australia, PNG and Canada.

The company established a A$20 million Community Support Fund in March to assist its local communities with the challenges associated with the pandemic.

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