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Papua New Guinea will tighten internal border controls, restrict personal movement and enforce mask wearing in public from next week, as it confronts a steep rise in COVID-19 infections.
The authorities in the Pacific island nation of 9 million people also said they will ban mass gatherings, close schools and may order burials in a designated mass grave as part of sweeping measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
PNG has recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, with hundreds of new daily cases. Total cases stand at 2,658 and deaths at 36, but health experts believe the true numbers are likely much higher.
Papua New Guinea orders restrictions as COVID-19 numbers climb
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