2021-05-14 12:05:53 GMT2021-05-14 20:05:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Papua New Guinea (PNG) announced on Thursday a further ease of COVID-19 restrictions.
According to a press release from the government on Friday, Police Commissioner and COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Controller David Manning issued 12 new measures which eased a number of restrictions imposed over the last six weeks to contain the pandemic.
The changes that took place since Thursday including the size of congregations in churches increasing to 100 alongside everyone practicing safe physical distancing.
As of May 17, businesses including bars that also have a connected restaurant and bottle shops could also reopen with eased restrictions to enable patrons to engage in social gatherings of limited size.