On the 19^th of May, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced the guidelines which require miners to implement a code of practice to mitigate and manage the outbreak of COVID-19. It said a failure by employers to prepare and implement a code would constitute a criminal offence but did not specify any penalties. The guidelines outline sterilisation, screening and testing measures, require miners provide flu vaccinations, allow physical distances of 1-2m and provide relevant PPE for areas of mass transit or close contact. This as AngloGold Ashanti Ltd reported 164 cases of the novel coronavirus among its workers at a gold mine raising new questions about how to prevent the virus from spreading in deep underground mines. Last week, Impala Platinum revealed that a "cluster" of 19 cases of Covid-19 had been detected at its Marula mine in Limpopo. The infections were detected during screening and protocols required by government. Some mining union have demanded that all mining companies with infections be closed while other demand that all employees be tested.