PNG Scales down COVID-19 Testing
The Papua New Guinea National Control Center has decided to scale down the testing for COVID-19 and will focus on rolling out the vaccination program.
Police Commissioner and Controller of the National Pandemic Response David Manning says the arrival of the vaccines (AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, and soon the Johnson &Johnson vaccines) have allowed the pandemic response team to make that transition to not only focus on the vaccination program but expedite the PNG Government strategy to implement and return to the New Normal or “Niupela Pasin”.
Mr Manning said it is a foregone conclusion that COVID-19 is already in the country, thus it is better to continue to implement containment strategies and bolster efforts with the available vaccines.