Australia will donate 8,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and seek approval for one million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to help the Pacific Island nation recover from its recent outbreak, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morris announced Wednesday.
The country will also send 10 million surgical masks, and 200 non-invasive ventilators and 20,000 face shield PNGs with 100,000 gowns, gloves and sanitizers.
This is in Australia’s interest, and it is in our region’s interest, “said Morris.
Australia is suspending all outbound travel, including charter flights, for two weeks from midnight on Wednesday, Morrison said. Only Noor and some humanitarian workers will be liberated.
He also said that tourists who fly between the two countries should stay where they are. “The increase in issues with the virus in Papua New Guinea also poses a very real threat to Australia,” he said.
Morrison said he had met his counterpart PNG. The prime minister is in contact with James Marape, as the growing number of cases in the country is “very worrying.”
“We are helping with some (Covid-19) tests in Papua New Guinea and our health officials have given about 500 tests for Papua New Guinea, out of which 250 tests have come back,” Queensland State Premier Anastasia Palaskzuk said in a press release. Conference Monday.
On Sunday, P.N.G. New coronavirus cases have been reported in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 2,76969, according to the country’s health ministry.
The ministry added that five new virus-related deaths were also reported on Sunday, bringing the country’s total death toll to 26.
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