Controller Manning revokes all previous COVID-19 measures

Thursday 30 March 2023 Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG’s National Pandemic Response, Mr David Manning, today (30 March 2023) revoked all existing COVID-19 measures and replaced them with four new measures. Mr Manning said these four new measures minimize limitations, whilst supporting the role of the Controller as we continue to monitor the

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Vaccine Taskforce facilitates COVID-19 training program in Madang

Friday 10 March 2023 A week-long COVID-19 training program is scheduled for health care workers, lecturers from the Lutheran School of Nursing in Madang and other health institutions in Madang from 20 – 24 March 2023. This has been made possible following consultative meetings between   Members of the Ministerial Vaccine Taskforce, Director of Public Health,

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PNG reports one case of Coronavirus

Sunday 5 March 2023 One case of  Coronavirus (Covid-19) was reported in the Gulf Province on  Tuesday 28 February , increasing the total number of  cases  in Papua New Guinea to  46,825, including 670  known deaths. According to the latest Covid-19 update from   the National Control Centre, there have been  a total of 46,135 recovered

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Daoni: Use COVID-19 experience to improve health system

Wednesday 23 February 2023 COVID-19 experience to improve health system The Deputy Controller of the Covid-19 National Control Centre and Executive Director of the Vaccine Taskforce, Dr Daoni Esorom, has highlighted how the  recovery  phase of the pandemic response  has created some understanding of the gaps within the health system which he says, can be

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18 new cases of Coronavirus reported in PNG

Friday 23 December 2022 A total of 18 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Papua New Guinea on in the last 24 hours, ending midday, Tuesday 20 December 2022, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 46,663, including 45,827 recovered cases. Of the new cases, Manus recorded (nine), National Capital District (five), and New Ireland

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PNG reports 15 new COVID-19 cases

Friday 16 December 2022 Papua New Guinea recorded 15 new cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours ending midday, Thursday 15 December 2022, thus, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 46,557. Of the new cases, Manus recorded (five), National Capital District and New Ireland (three each), Milne Bay (two), Western Highlands and

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PNG reports 52 new COVID-19 cases

Monday 14 November 2022 Papua New Guinea recorded 52 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday 11 November  2022,  increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 45,773, including 668 deaths and 44,816 recovered cases. In its  recent  COVID-19 surveillance updates, the National Control Centre confirmed the new cases were reported in  Enga (21), Eastern Highlands

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PNG reports 52 new COVID-19 cases

Monday 14 November 2022 Papua New Guinea recorded 52 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday 11 November  2022,  increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 45,773, including 668 deaths and 44,816 recovered cases. In its  recent  COVID-19 surveillance updates, the National Control Centre confirmed the new cases were reported in  Enga (21), Eastern Highlands

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