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.
Continue reading…Port Moresby hospital hit by staff shortages after emergency department workers test positive, bringing case tally to 62Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus 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. Continue reading…