COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge in Papua New Guinea, prompting calls to fast-track vaccine access and sparking concerns across the Torres Strait in Australia. Key points: Timor Leste's capital Dili is entering a lockdown, while Port Moresby may also face lockdown measures Queensland has recorded several COVID cases from travellers arriving from Papua New Guinea There are fears the …
Papua New Guinea residents have been told they must learn to live with COVID-19 as the Government looks to abandon lockdown measures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Yesterday, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, James Marape, flagged that a two-week lockdown of the capital Port Moresby — due to end today — would not be extended despite the …