52 reactions | Papua New Guinea tightened their domestic travel for essential travellers to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Controller of PNG’s COVID-19 National Pandemic Response has declared that air passengers must be tested for the disease 24 hours before boarding a flight. In response, MAF Papua New Guinea with Nurse, Marieke Noordhoek, has set up a testing station at MAF’s base in Mount Hagen so that only passengers who test negative are allowed to fly. | MAF UK | Facebook

6.9K views · 121 reactions | As the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in PNG near 10 thousand, Papua New Guineans in Australia are lending a hand to their family and friends at home. About a dozen people from the PNG community in the state of Victoria recently helped the Rotary Passport Club in Melbourne pack up a range of medical supplies, to send up to PNG. | ABC Pacific | Facebook

26K views · 290 reactions | Surging COVID-19 infections in Papua New Guinea have the country's biggest hospital on the verge of collapse. The country's population is largely unvaccinated,and the rapid spread of delta is putting incredible strain on its already overstretched health system. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting filed this report from Port Moresby. #PapuaNewGuinea #PNG #COVID-19 | ABC Pacific | Facebook

Tensions are rising in Papua New Guinea over COVID-19 vaccinations, as the virus continues to surge across the country. And a PNG emergency doctor says 'it's still taking some time for most of the population to disregard a lot of this false information.' Natalie Whiting reports from Port Moresby | ABC Pacific