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First coronavirus-linked death in Melanesia as Papua New Guinea outbreak spreads


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Woman with cancer died with virus at the Port Moresby hospital linked to all recent cases

Papua New Guinea has recorded its first Covid-19-related death – the first Pacific island fatality outside US territories and the first in Melanesia – as it seeks to contain an outbreak in the main hospital in its capital, Port Moresby.

The 48-year-old woman – who had stage four breast cancer – died in Port Moresby general hospital on Sunday. She died with the novel coronavirus, doctors said, and her illness and death “may have been complicated by Covid-19”.

Continue reading…Woman with cancer died with virus at the Port Moresby hospital linked to all recent casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePapua New Guinea has recorded its first Covid-19-related death – the first Pacific island fatality outside US territories and the first in Melanesia – as it seeks to contain an outbreak in the main hospital in its capital, Port Moresby.The 48-year-old woman – who had stage four breast cancer – died in Port Moresby general hospital on Sunday. She died with the novel coronavirus, doctors said, and her illness and death “may have been complicated by Covid-19”. Continue reading…