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Papua New Guinea has granted regulatory approval for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to be used in the country. As PNG struggles to contain the spread of Covid-19, with its total number of confirmed cases approaching 2000, the government is preparing for the vaccine rollout, saying it hopes this will begin by the end of April. Photo: AFP Prime Minister James Marape said the PNG Medical and Scientific Advisory Comittee studied the various Covid-19 vaccines developed. He said it recommended that PNG source the AstraZeneca vaccine developed through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access, or COVAX, ...

At Port Moresby’s general hospital, 40% of mothers in the labour ward tested for Covid-19 returned positive results

Governor Garry Juffa, centre, with a local Sing Sing group. Photo: Supplied Last month was the 70th-anniversary of a major volcanic explosion of the mountain. Authorities estimated that around four thousand people died in the eruption. But Juffa said the figure was likely to be far higher because many villagers weren't counted in the death toll The governor, who is looking at establishing a better overall record of the disaster, said the mountain should be known by its indigenous name, Sumbiripa. "It's something I'd like to do, to give reflection back to the original people of that area, to ...

BY: Loop Author 09:32, December 16, 2020 1680 reads Northern Province will receive 12 new police vehicles through the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) re-fleeting exercise. Police Minister Bryan Kramer said as part of the Station of Excellence initiative, the police force has invited members of parliament (MPs) to participate in a Kina-for-Kina program to purchase new police vehicles for their provinces or districts. The Oro Provincial Government on December 15 th presented a cheque of K1 million to the Police Commissioner David Manning in Po...