Papua New Guinea Covid-19 Timeline
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May 28 2020
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May 11 2020
- Minister for Health, Hon. Jelta Wong and the Acting Secretary for the National Department of Health, Dr. Paison Dakulala received 12,000 Rapid Diagnostic Testing Kits and 380 more GeneXpert cartridges from the Government of Australia
- People's Republic of China for Donated 45 tonnes of Personal Protective Equipment
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April 08 2020
Emergency Controller issues order public transport operations during the Easter long weekend
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April 07 2020
Emergency Controller issues emergency orders for immediate implementation, related to SOE extension.
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April 06 2020
Prime Minister James Marape announces second confirmed case in PNG
Emergency Controller announces locked down of East New Britain Province for 21 days
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April 02 2020
National Parliament extends State of Emergency to two months
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April 01 2020
UPNG Medical School library starts to test samples
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March 26 2020
Government declares State of Emergency from 23rd March to 06th April, with the Police Commissioner appointed as Emergency Controller
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March 23 2020
First confirmed imported case undergoes medical evacuation to Australia
Government establishes 24/7 National Operations Centrewhich is inter-ministerial, inter-agency to with co-opted professional member framework
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March 22 2020
Prime Minister James Marape declares State of Emergency and limits movements of people for a period of 14 days
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March 20 2020
Prime Minister declared first confirmed (imported) case in PNG
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March 11 2020
WHO characterizes COVID-19 as pandemic
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January 31 2019
WHO declares COVID-19 Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
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January 27 2019
Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus after isolation
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January 22 2019
International Health Regulations Emergency Committee holds first meeting on the outbreak of novel corona virus
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January 07 2019
Chinese authorities identify a new type of corona virus after isolation
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December 31 2019
China contacts WHO and informs about "cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology detected in Wuhan"