The Limpopo government is at loggerheads with mining houses over quarantining workers as the sector emerges as the main source of the Covid-19 pandemic in the province.
Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba said in Polokwane on Saturday the government and mining houses were "failing to find each other" on the issue.
The Limpopo cabinet and top officials of the mining houses have been engaged in several virtual meetings over the forceful quarantine of workers for up to 14 days.
Ramathuba insisted forceful quarantine was the only way to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Ramathuba said the number was expected to rise as more people returned to work in the province's mines.
