On March 20,2020,the first positive case of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was detected in Papua New Guinea(PNG).That same day,a state of emergency was declared in the country,thereby halting all incoming and domestic flights and limiting travel between provinces.Meanwhile,the PNG government...
As of February 27, 2023, around 77.5 percent of the population in Japan received the second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. At the same time, approximately 68.4 percent of the population had a booster shot. The distribution of COVID-19 vaccination in Japan has begun on ...
As COVID-19 began making its way throughout Pennsylvania communities, the PNG has been called upon even more to protect and safeguard the health of citizens. Highlights include setting up a drive-through testing site in Montgomery County; helping a food bank pack emergency food in Pittsburgh; u...
In the COVID-19 pandemic, sequencing is enabling scientists, often in unprecedented colcovlaborations, to make rapid advances in epidemiology and surveillance, basic and clinical research, and diagnostics. A fast-growing number of methods are being developed to address these applications, including ta...
A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was discovered in Wuhan, China, in Decemb
COVID-19: What to know about the new strain XEC Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “Getting updated COVID-19 and influenza immunizations this fall are key to preventing severe illness and limiting the spread of respirat...
SYDNEY, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Papua New Guinea (PNG) will end its era of sending test samples outside the country after setting up PCR laboratories in its regional areas to speed up its COVID-19 response. PNG Deputy Pandemic controller Daoni Esorom told local media outlet Loop PNG on Tues...
The number of Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 cases has increased to over 60. In response, the country’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Controller, David Manning, has issued new control measures in an effort to prevent further spread, with more to come. ...
As of July 28, 2024, nearly 1.8 million people have died due COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PNG has already seen the emergence and spread of highly-drug resistant TB strains SYDNEY - While all eyes are on the Covid-19 crisis, one of the world's deadliest diseases continues to haunt the Pacific. Tuberculosis, or TB, is a highly-contagious airborne bacterial infection that attacks th...