With the onset of the pandemic, these services have been supplemented with food parcels and healthcare packs, and we have partnered with local government and municipalities to provide critical medical equipment such as ventilators, oxygen, sanitisers and masks, as well as more than 400 additional beds for ICU, quarantine and isolation purposes to local hospitals. In support of our local host communities, we continue to provide essential services, including water to local municipalities, healthcare and emergency medical services at our Batho Pele mobile clinics and the UGM primary health care centre. Our management and care has helped to keep the rate of infection and mortality low amongst our workforce, however, we are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of eight of our colleagues since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and we convey our heartfelt condolences to their families and loved ones. Our protocols include screening, sanitising and social distancing through small cell work groups, and avoiding exposure for at-risk individuals, as well as testing and quarantine facilities. This provides wide-ranging protective measures and we adapted our operations to a new way of working amidst the pandemic. With our priority being the safety and health of our workforce and our communities, we implemented our comprehensive WeCare Covid-19 healthcare programme. As with the rest of the industry, Kumba's resilience was tested and we have delivered on our priorities of supporting our stakeholders, ensuring business continuity, strengthening our balance sheet and providing sustainable returns. Covid-19 has created a humanitarian and economic crisis of immense proportions, testing our ability as a nation and as a mining industry to protect both lives and livelihoods. In 2020, the world faced an extraordinary set of challenges. Supporting our stakeholders through the pandemic
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