Friday 29 October, 2021 The protest march planned for Monday 1 November 2021, is illegal and against the efforts of the PNG government in stopping the spread of the virus. Controller of the National Pandemic Response, David Manning says this march is not approved and will not be allowed to go ahead. “Organizers of this march
Sunday 31 October 2021 Papua New Guinea recorded 259 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending Friday, 29 October 2021, increasing the total number of cases to 29,367. The new cases were detected in 13 provinces, with the National Capital District reporting the highest number of 70 infections, followed by Morobe with 47;
Thursday 28 October 2021 More Papua New Guineans are coming forward to get vaccinated, as indicated in the latest national COVID-19 Vaccination coverage Updates. A total number of 310,184 doses were administered as of Tuesday 26 October 2021. The report showed that the cumulative total of those who at least received one dose of vaccine
Wednesday 27 October 2021 The United Kingdom Emergency Medical Team has been deployed to Western Highlands, one of the worst affected in this wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team left for Mt Hagen this morning where they will be for six weeks unless they are needed in another province as well. At a press
Monday 25 October 2021 The National Control Centre has reported 314 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending Monday, 25 October 2021, raising the number of cases in the country to 28,209. The new cases were detected in East Sepik (20); Madang (14); Morobe (101); Gulf (14); Central (14); National Capital
Tuesday 26 October 2021 A United Kingdom Emergency Medical Team comprising ten members, is in the country to help support the local teams in the COVID-19 response. They will be in the country for six weeks and will be based at the Mt Hagen General Hospital, Western Highlands Province, one of the worst affected areas
Friday 22 October 2021 Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, has called on all Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) to submit their Covid-19 Reports and Plans as soon as possible to secure resources to address the pandemic response. He said it was incumbent on all PHAs to send in their plans so that national government could roll
Friday 22 October 2021 A total of 109, 549 people have been fully vaccinated while 187,138 received their first doses in country, as of 17 October 2021. The COVID-19 Vaccine Updates released by the Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response, Dr Esorom Daoni, has highlighted three categories of people being vaccinated in the reporting
Friday 22 October 2021 Papua New Guineans are again urged to take the vaccine as Covid-19 cases surge in country. Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape , appealed to citizens to be protected, during his virtual press conference this afternoon, adding, the national government has made vaccines available in country for every citizen and resident who
Friday 22 October 2021 Topic 7: The effects of virus variants on COVID-19 vaccines This article is part of a series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution. Learn more about vaccines – from how they work and how they’re made to ensuring safety and equitable access – in WHO’s Vaccines Explained series. All viruses
