Pan African operations continuing as it monitors Covid-19

Pan African Resources updated shareholders on Friday, saying that a range of awareness, risk mitigation and prevention strategies had been rolled out across its operations amid the escalating Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The AIM-traded firm said that currently, all of its operations were continuing to function as normal.

“Following the calls by [South African] president Cyril Ramaphosa, who declared Covid-19 a national disaster, we have put numerous measures in place to create awareness of the threat and to also combat any spread of the virus,” said chief executive officer Cobus Loots.

“We have also informed employees of the actions to be taken for prevention and mitigation of Covid-19.”

Pan African said it would continue to monitor the situation, and would be proactive in managing any impact on its people and operations.

At 1506 GMT, shares in Pan African Resources were up 11.21% at 10.19p.