Mt Hagen, the capital of Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands province
Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
The provincial health authority's acting CEO Jane Holden said her team were out at the markets sharing information about the delta variant and its Covid-19 response.
She said some people were angry at their messages, shouting 'where's the pandemic?' and claiming that Covid-19 was a conspiracy.
"Luckily there were some police around and they escorted our team away from the people yelling and throwing rocks and things, so yeah it's very difficult to get that message across when it has evolved for a while," Holden explained.