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Social tensions are rising in Papua New Guinea over Covid-19 vaccination, as people working to help curb the spread of the virus face mob attacks. PNG's biggest urban centres and...

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A British emergency medical team has headed into Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands to treat Covid-19 patients, and a Christian medical team has arrived by boat in Western province.

Papua New Guinea pandemic response controller David Manning has authorised the mass burial of 200 bodies in the Port Moresby General Hospital mortuary.

Papua New Guinea's health minister says officers responsible for the wastage of 4000 Astra Zeneca vaccines meant for Madang province last week will be charged.

A key transport development connecting some of Papua New Guinea's most remote rural communities and farmers to services and market opportunities has received funding.

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The women's MP for North Bougainville says the people on the Carteret Atolls and Nissan, are frustrated at the continued delays to improving shipping services.

Papua New Guinea's Health Minister, Jelta Wong, said the pandemic is pushing the country's health system to the limit.

A mistaken belief in Papua New Guinea that Covid-19 was a 'white man's disease' has largely been banished, according to a Bishop in Daru.

Under new rules in Papua New Guinea, any foreign national who is unvaccinated against Covid-19 will not be allowed entry into the country

Papua New Guinea is seeking answers from India and Indonesia after a Garuda flight landed in Port Moresby with unauthorised passengers, including four infected with Covid-19.

The National Control Centre set up to oversee Papua New Guinea's pandemic response is to be disbanded by year's end.

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Papua New Guinea's government is moving to restrict travel as the country battles to control rising Covid-19 case numbers, but the leader of the opposition party plans to challenge the new rules.

The Papua New Guinea Council of Churches has declared its support for the Covid-19 vaccination in the nation.

A Papua New Guinea parliamentary committee looking at gender issues has voiced support for creating reserved seats for women in parliament.

Papua New Guinea has recorded 504 new Covid-19 cases, increasing the total number of cases to 13,000.