OKD suspend operation at Karviná mines due to Covid-19 outbreak

OKD will suspend operation at all of its mines in the Karviná region due to a Covid-19 outbreak, Czech Television reported on Thursday.

The mining company decided to take this step after the blanket testing of its employees for coronavirus at the ČSM hard coal mine.

According to preliminary results, some 17 percent of the workers have tested positive to date.

The outbreak of Covid-19 first occurred at the company’s Darkov mine in mid-May.