Operation shuts for 14 days as coronavirus infections rise more than ten-fold in three weeks
Cases of Covid-19 in Papua New Guinea have spread to new provinces, forcing the closure of the massive Ok Tedi mine, and sparking warnings that a surge in infections, potentially in the thousands, could strike the country in the next few months.
A worker at Ok Tedi mine near the Indonesian border contracted Covid-19 from a person who had flown from Port Moresby to Kiunga on a commercial flight late last month.
Continue reading…Operation shuts for 14 days as coronavirus infections rise more than ten-fold in three weeksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCases of Covid-19 in Papua New Guinea have spread to new provinces, forcing the closure of the massive Ok Tedi mine, and sparking warnings that a surge in infections, potentially in the thousands, could strike the country in the next few months.A worker at Ok Tedi mine near the Indonesian border contracted Covid-19 from a person who had flown from Port Moresby to Kiunga on a commercial flight late last month. Continue reading…