AUSMAT Supplies
The Australian Medical Assistance Team have started transporting COVID supplies to ten most affected provinces in Papua New Guinea. The supplies were distributed to Eastern...
Tag : COVID-19 PNG
Kavieng COVID-19 Awareness
Despite a number of protests happening around the country, COVID-19 awareness and vaccination continues in other parts of Papua New Guinea. In New Ireland, officers...
Rising COVID numbers force EHP into lock-down
Eastern Highlands Province will impose a two week lockdown commencing Monday. The decision was reached yesterday by the Provincial COVID-19 Committee as the number of...
Kiunga District COVID Awareness
Hundreds of local residents in Kiunga, Western Province have been raising concerns for proper COVID-19 awareness to be done in rural villages along Fly river,...
St John deploy emergency nurses deploy with Team Sana for COVID-19 support
St John Ambulance Health, Emergency and Support Team deployed 10 registered HEST nurses to support PNG’s National Emergency Medical Team known as Team Sana. The...
Residents in North Fly District urged to heed COVID-19 protocols
By Jim John The general public in North Fly District have been urged to heed COVID-19 protocols during daily business operations in town. Health workers...
Controller bans gatherings of 20-plus persons
Commissioner of Police and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response, David Manning, has issued a directive banning gatherings of more than 20 persons...
Concern Grows Over Rising of Respiratory Virus and Delta Infections Among Children
Health officials have expressed concern over a simultaneous rise in delta infections and cases of a respiratory virus known as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV...
Delta variant detected in Port Moresby
A 65-year-old Phillipino national has tested positive for the deadlier strain of COVID-19 – Delta variant. The positive case is the ship captain of the...