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October 27, 2021
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has announced that there will not be a total lockdown of Port Moresby. He said the decision was made after much deliberation with key stakeholders in the city and the national government. “Instead we will focus on maintaining and upgrading the three-pronged approach ... <a title="Port Moresby backs off ‘total’ lockdown in city, says Governor Parkop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/27/port-moresby-backs-off-total-lockdown-in-city-says-governor-parkop/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby backs off ‘total’ lockdown in city, says Governor Parkop">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2021
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s biggest referral hospital has reached a crisis point as the covid-19 pandemic positivity rate surged drastically to 85 percent yesterday. Port Moresby General Hospital chief executive officer Dr Paki Molumi in the National Capital District (NCD) has revealed that three children with covid-19 had died three ... <a title="PNG’s capital Port Moresby reaches crisis point over covid surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/23/pngs-capital-port-moresby-reaches-crisis-point-over-covid-surge/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s capital Port Moresby reaches crisis point over covid surge">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Goroka, Papua New Guinea The flowers outside the building are in full bloom — green, red and yellow, sparkling with hope. You are welcomed by the usual cool mist in Kol Ples Goroka. But that welcoming coolness dissipates fast when you get close to ground ... <a title="‘Ground Zero’ in Goroka where the gloom of death hangs in the air" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/ground-zero-in-goroka-where-the-gloom-of-death-hangs-in-the-air/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Ground Zero’ in Goroka where the gloom of death hangs in the air">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2021
PNG Post-Courier Half of Papua New Guinea’s parliamentarians are still not vaccinated despite widespread calls from the government, the business community, churches and civil society for people to get vaccinated. A Post-Courier survey over the past few weeks showed that only 57 Members of Parliament out of 109 — two MPs have died — have ... <a title="Only half of PNG’s MPs vaccinated against covid, reveals Post-Courier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/17/only-half-of-pngs-mps-vaccinated-against-covid-reveals-post-courier/" aria-label="Read more about Only half of PNG’s MPs vaccinated against covid, reveals Post-Courier">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2021
By Rita Peki in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea Two deaths with two patients in critical condition is the status at one of Papua New Guinea’s leading hospitals as the covid-19 pandemic continues to create havoc along with an acute shortage of operational funds. Mount Hagen Provincial Hospital in Western Highlands Province — owed K1.6 ... <a title="Covid surge threatens PNG’s Mt Hagen hospital with ‘closure by Christmas’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/covid-surge-threatens-pngs-mt-hagen-hospital-with-closure-by-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Covid surge threatens PNG’s Mt Hagen hospital with ‘closure by Christmas’">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A Papua New Guinean doctor evacuated from Daru in Western Province to Port Moresby last Tuesday has died – the latest medical person to succumb to the covid-19 pandemic in the country, reports The National. The doctor was flown to Port Moresby after she suffered severe distress, according to Deputy Controller ... <a title="PNG doctor from Daru Hospital dies from covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/png-doctor-from-daru-hospital-dies-from-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about PNG doctor from Daru Hospital dies from covid-19">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
By Lulu Mark in Port Moresby Ten people have died from Papua New Guinea’s covid-19 pandemic and 203 new cases were reported in five days from September 9 as National Pandemic Response Deputy Controller Dr Daoni Esorom made a red alert call on Independence Day “super spreader” events. “Papua New Guineans are just not heeding ... <a title="Covid-19 red alert over PNG ‘super spreader’ independence events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/covid-19-red-alert-over-png-super-spreader-independence-events/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 red alert over PNG ‘super spreader’ independence events">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
By Grace Auka Salmang in Port Moresby Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG National Pandemic Response David Manning has authorised the release of new measures to address the covid-19 pandemic in the country on the eve of the 46th Independence Day. Manning said these new measures, which came into effect yesterday, September 15, 2021, ... <a title="PNG controller issues new measures as covid-19 remains threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/png-controller-issues-new-measures-as-covid-19-remains-threat/" aria-label="Read more about PNG controller issues new measures as covid-19 remains threat">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinean chief executives believe the country’s entire workforce needs to be vaccinated against covid-19 to be fully productive, says Business Council of PNG executive director Douveri Henao. Although there seems to be a large number of vaccine hesitant people, Henao said that sooner or later it would be mandatory ... <a title="‘No jab, no job’ covid policy of PNG employers stirs constitutional row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/05/no-jab-no-job-covid-policy-of-png-employers-stirs-constitutional-row/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No jab, no job’ covid policy of PNG employers stirs constitutional row">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2021
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby A female nurse in Madang is the first local Papua New Guinean to be tested positive for the highly infectious coronavirus covid-19 delta strain, with health officials scrambling to find out where she got it from. She becomes the eighth confirmed case in Papua New Guinea. The other seven ... <a title="Madang nurse tests positive as PNG covid delta fears rise after eight cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/madang-nurse-tests-positive-as-png-covid-delta-fears-rise-after-eight-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Madang nurse tests positive as PNG covid delta fears rise after eight cases">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2021
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby As the delta variant of covid-19 spreads to more than 96 countries, Papua New Guinea has put in tighter measures that include all incoming passengers and crew to be vaccinated before boarding any international flight entering the country. Police Commissioner David Manning, who is also Controller of the PNG ... <a title="PNG in bid to stem rising covid-19 cases by tightening air travel rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/02/png-in-bid-to-stem-rising-covid-19-cases-by-tightening-air-travel-rules/" aria-label="Read more about PNG in bid to stem rising covid-19 cases by tightening air travel rules">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Anti-vax misinformation is throwing a spanner in the works for covid-19 vaccination programmes in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, with the prime ministers of both countries firing warnings at those spreading it. PNG Prime Minister James Marape issued a blunt statement this week, saying his government had done ... <a title="Warnings to anti-vaxxers slowing rollout in Solomons and PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/warnings-to-anti-vaxxers-slowing-rollout-in-solomons-and-png/" aria-label="Read more about Warnings to anti-vaxxers slowing rollout in Solomons and PNG">Read more</a>
