Papua New Guinea: CoronaVirus Meter

Papua New Guinea's Covid-19 crisis has become a political power play between China and Australia

6d | CNN on MSN.com

Pacific nation Papua New Guinea is trying to keep its Covid-19 outbreak under control. Instead, it's found itself at the ...

Papua New Guinea Battles COVID-19 and Health Workers’ Vaccine Scepticism

10d | Inter Press Service

Papua New Guinea (PNG), like many other Pacific Island countries, successfully held COVID-19 at bay last year, aided by early ...

PNG records 57 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday July 20 - total cases at 17,581

2d | PNG Facts

Papua New Guinea has recorded 57 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Tuesday 20 July, increasing the ...

‘It’s just like flu’: Misinformation and fear hamper Papua New Guinea’s Covid vaccine rollout

11d | The Guardian

More than three months after the first vaccine was administered, less than 0.6% of the population have received their first ...

Papua New Guinea records first case of Delta Variant

10d | PNG Facts

It has been confirmed today that a single positive COVID-19 case with the Delta mutation has been detected in Papua New ...

Papua New Guinea and New Zealand sign 'Economic bubble' partnership deal

10d | The New Zealand Herald

The prime ministers of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have signed an agreement to build a more collaborative connection. In ...

GLOBALink | Papua New Guinea starts rollout of Chinese-made vaccine

10d | Big News Network.com

Papua New Guinea PNG announced a rollout of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine on Tuesday in a further effort to contain the ...

Papua New Guinea-focused Oil Search rebuffs $6.5 bln Santos bid

5d | Reuters

Oil Search (OSH.AX) rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from Santos Ltd (STO.AX) valuing the Papua New Guinea-focused ...

Papua New Guinea records first COVID-19 case of highly contagious Delta variant

10d | onenewspage.com.au

The case is the captain of a cargo ship which departed from Indonesia on 26 June and arrived in PNG almost two weeks later.

PNG records seven new COVID-19 deaths and 56 new cases on Wednesday July 14 – total cases at 17,425

5d | PNG Facts

Papua New Guinea has recorded seven new COVID-19 deaths and 56 new cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Wednesday ...

GLOBALink | Papua New Guinea starts rollout of Chinese-made vaccine

10d | Big News Network.com

Papua New Guinea PNG announced a rollout of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine on Tuesday in a further effort to contain the ...

Papua New Guinea records first COVID-19 case of highly contagious Delta variant

10d | onenewspage.com.au

The case is the captain of a cargo ship which departed from Indonesia on 26 June and arrived in PNG almost two weeks later.

We have ‘every right to be concerned’ if virus gets into Australia from Papua New Guinea

11d | heraldsun.com.au

Deputy Vice Chancellor International from the University of Melbourne, Michael Wesley, says “we have every right to be ...

Australian patrols watching Papua New Guinea coastline amid COVID concerns

11d | heraldsun.com.au

Australian Border Force is monitoring the Papua New Guinea coastline amid concern Indonesia’s COVID-19 outbreak could leak ...

Papua New Guinea-focused Oil Search rebuffs $6.5 billion Santos bid

5d | Reuters

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank will likely reverse its decision to taper its bond buying programme if Sydney remains in a coronavirus lockdown... BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Top asset ...

Papua New Guinean students in Australia say new travel restrictions could make it 'impossible' to return home

11d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

With visas soon to expire, a group of students is appealing to the PNG Government for help, fearing new rules mean they cant ...

New plan to expand access to rapid tests for COVID-19

10d | The Australian Financial Review

Major corporations, aged care operators, doctors and government departments can use the 10-minute testing kit to stop ...

New Zealand PM calls emergency APEC meeting to improve COVID-19 response

13d | العربية.نت

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced a hastily convened extraordinary meeting of APEC leaders aimed at improving ...

New Zealand's PM Ardern calls emergency APEC meeting on COVID-19; Singapore's PM Lee to attend

13d | Channel NewsAsia Singapore

The APEC grouping brings together Pacific Rim countries ranging from the United States to Papua New Guinea, collectively ...

China Accuses Australia of Meddling in Papua New Guinea Vaccination Efforts

17d | Voice of America

SYDNEY - Chinese state-owned media has claimed that Australian consultants in Papua New Guinea have been hindering the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines flown in from China. It was alleged that they ...

PNG records two new COVID-19 deaths & 10 new cases on Monday July 5 – total cases at 17,292

17d | PNG Facts

Papua New Guinea has recorded two new COVID-19 deaths and 10 new cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Monday 05th of July, ...

Australia rejects meddling in rollout of Chinese jab in Papua New Guinea

16d | WION on MSN.com

An article published in 'The Global Times' on July 2 accused Australia of 'threatening' senior Papua New Guinean officials ...

Sustainable Economic Recovery the focus for World Bank support to Papua New Guinea

27d | World Bank

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2021 — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$100 million (PGK 352 million equivalent) operation to support Papua New Guinea in its response to COVID-19, ...

Papua New Guinea vaccine program opened to all adults, border protection ramped up to keep Delta strain out

22d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Papua New Guinea's vaccination program is off to ... LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic They've also offered food vouchers worth 100 kina ($40) to staff ...

New plan to expand access to rapid tests for COVID-19

10d | The Australian Financial Review

Major corporations, aged care operators, doctors and government departments can use the 10-minute testing kit to stop ...

New Zealand hosts emergency Covid-19 APEC leaders summit

9d | La Prensa Latina

New Zealand hosts Friday a virtual summit in which leaders of 21 economies that make up the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ...

Rugby League World Cup 2021 in major doubt after Australia and New Zealand withdraw over Covid-19 fears

3d | i on MSN.com

It is understood that the powerful NRL clubs have pressured the two countries to boycott the tournament in England ...

Covid-19: Sarawak records 289 new cases, three deaths

18d | The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak reported 289 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths on Wednesday ... imported case involving an individual returning from Papua New Guinea and three cases involving individuals ...

Papua New Guinea vaccine program opened to all adults, border protection ramped up to keep Delta strain out

20d | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Papua New Guinea has opened its vaccine program to ... we should fully utilise these vaccines before the expiry date," PNG's COVID-19 incident manager Dr Daoni Essorom said. Hospitalisation ...