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Coronavirus Strikes Papua New Guinea
Coronavirus Strikes Papua New Guinea
There was a time when it seemed Papua New Guinea had managed to dodge a bullet.  Instances of SARS-CoV-2 were minimal, along with its disease, COVID-19.  Through 2020, the country of eight million people recorded a mere 900 cases.  The World Health Organization praised the PNG government in a September 2020 news release in “taking the threat of the pandemic seriously with an all-of-government approach in strengthening the country’s health system and engaging communities to keep them safe from the virus.”
Officials acknowledged that a spike in cases could impair the medical system, despite the fact that three-quarters of the population are under the age of 35.  While the elderly population is small, the large number of youthful members poses the problem of asymptomatic transmission.  “We know that about 15% of COVID-19 cases will need some form of hospital care,” stated Dr Gary Nou, ....

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Coronavirus Strikes Papua New Guinea


Monday, 19 April 2021, 1:20 pm
There was a time when it seemed Papua New Guinea had
managed to dodge a bullet. Instances of SARS-CoV-2 were
minimal, along with its disease, COVID-19. Through 2020, the
country of eight million people recorded a mere 900 cases.
The World Health Organization praised
the PNG government in a September 2020 news release in
“taking the threat of the pandemic seriously with an
all-of-government approach in strengthening the country’s
health system and engaging communities to keep them safe
from the virus.”
Officials acknowledged that a spike
in cases could impair the medical system, despite
the fact that three-quarters of the population are under ....

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Coronavirus Strikes Papua New Guinea | Dissident Voice


by Binoy Kampmark / April 19th, 2021
There was a time when it seemed Papua New Guinea had managed to dodge a bullet.  Instances of SARS-CoV-2 were minimal, along with its disease, COVID-19.  Through 2020, the country of eight million people recorded a mere 900 cases.  The World Health Organization praised the PNG government in a September 2020 news release in “taking the threat of the pandemic seriously with an all-of-government approach in strengthening the country’s health system and engaging communities to keep them safe from the virus.”
Officials acknowledged that a spike in cases could impair the medical system, despite the fact that three-quarters of the population are under the age of 35.  While the elderly population is small, the large number of youthful members poses the problem of asymptomatic transmission.  “We know that about 15% of COVID-19 cases will need some form of hospital care,” stated Dr Gary Nou, an important figure in the COVID-19 resp ....

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No time to lose: One million COVID-19 cases predicted in PNG 'in a few weeks'


Image: Diocese of Lae receive their PPEs. Image by Caritas Australia.
The following is a joint statement calling for the Australian Government to provide further emergency health support to Papua New Guinea.
Community transmission of COVID-19 across almost every province in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is growing, with hundreds of new cases being identified daily.
Epidemiological estimates are that infections could have now reached over 100,000 cases in PNG and could reach one million cases within a few weeks.
The PNG Epidemic Response Group, including Burnet Institute, is an alliance of leading Medical Research Institutes, Australian Churches, professional services, and development and humanitarian organisations operating in PNG. The Group is calling on the Australian Government to release a greater amount of vaccines from Australian supplies to urgently tackle the epidemic in PNG before it spirals further out of control. ....

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