Coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea double in days amid fears for health system
by Ben Doherty Pacific Editor from on (#566J7)
Port Moresby hospital hit by staff shortages after emergency department workers test positive, bringing case tally to 62
Coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea have nearly doubled in a weekend, with the emerging pandemic threatening to overwhelm the country's already-fragile healthcare system.
The pandemic has, so far, been largely suppressed in the archipelagic nation, with low infection rates and only one death - of an already seriously-ill patient - linked to Covid-19.
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