Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Soroi Eoe has expressed his gratitude on behalf of the government, to friends and development partners of Papua New Guinea, for their continuous and selfless support in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic in the country. He paid tribute to various governments , represented by their respective embassies
The National Control Centre has reported two new Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Tuesday April 13, increasing the country’s death toll to 71. Commissioner of Police and Controller of the National Pandemic, David Manning, said both deaths were men, with ages 50 and 70, years from the Jiwaka province.
The Commissioner of Police and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Mr David Manning today issued directions for air service providers permitting two groups of people to travel. This includes students returning to their usual place of residence or returning to their education institution and persons returning to their usual place of residence.
Papua New Guinea recorded 219 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Monday April 12, increasing the total number of COVID-19 cases for the country to 8,821. Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 134,957,752 including 646,863 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The global death toll
Tuesday 13 April 2021 The Commissioner of Police and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Mr David Manning today issued directions for air service providers permitting two groups of people to travel. This includes students returning to their usual place of residence or returning to their education institution and persons returning to their usual
The first batch of 132,000 vaccines, facilitated through the COVAX facility, arrived in Port Moresby this morning on board Air Niugini’s flight from Singapore. UNICEF had facilitated the procurement of the vaccines from the Serum Institute of India and were shipped to PNG from India in preparation for the Government’s National Vaccine roll-out programme. This
Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning today announced that all primary and secondary schools within Papua New Guinea are to resume classes on Monday 19 April, 2021. He directed that all schools are to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 measures and embrace the “Niupela Pasin” going forward.
One new COVID-19 death was reported in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Sunday April 11, increasing the death toll to 69. The 60 year old male was detected of Covid-19 in Jiwaka but died in the Western Highlands province on April 11, increasing the number of deaths for Jiwaka, to two. Meanwhile,
The Government of Japan has contributed US$3 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Papua New Guinea, to help strengthen the vaccine cold chain and the logistics capacity in support of the country’s COVID-19 response efforts. A joint statement from the Government of Japan and UNICEF, says up to 298 health facilities in
Papua New Guinea recorded 100 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Saturday April 10, increasing the total number of cases to 8,442. The country’s COVID-19 related death toll remains at 68. Controller of the National Pandemic Response, David Manning, said seven provinces recorded new COVID-19 cases on Friday April