Michael Kabuni
15 March, 2021, 7:00 pm
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General Hospital delivered by Police Commissioner David Manning after a public appeal. Picture: Facebook/POMGH
A YEAR after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Papua New Guinea, the first week of March 2021 has seen the highest weekly increase in reported cases in the country.
This blog summarises the situation in PNG, and the risks that lie ahead in tackling the outbreak. The situation
According to PNG’s Health Situation Report #63, between March 1-7, 2021, 357 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total to 1670 cases so far.
This is the highest number of cases reported in a single week in PNG since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.