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PNG RECORDS 363 COVID-19 CASES, TOTAL CASES UP TO 6,475

Papua New Guinea has recorded 363 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 12 midday on Thursday April 1, increasing the country’s total cases to 6,475. Western Province reported 64 new cases of which 50 are males, 13 females and one not stated. Their ages range from nine years to 61. Six cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 52 cases were asymptomatic at the time of testing. NCD reported 186 new cases of which 96 are males and 83 females with seven not stated. Their ages range from 21 years to 67. One hundred cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst 64 were asymptomatic at the time of testing. Morobe province reported eight new cases of which five are males and three females, with ages ranging from 19 to 48 years. All eight cases were asymptomatic at the time of testing. East New Britain province reported 58 new cases of which 27 are males, 29 females and two not stated. Their ages range from five to 63 years. Forty-nine cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst nine were asymptomatic at the time of testing. Simbu province reported 21 new cases of which 13 are males, seven females and one not stated. Their ages range from 17 years to 62. Nineteen cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 whilst two cases were asymptomatic at the time of testing.Central provinces reported 11 new cases of which six are males and five females. Their ages range from 27 to 67 years. Four cases were asymptomatic whilst five showed symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. Southern Highlands provinces reported eight new cases of which five are males and three females. Their ages range from 36 to 60 years. All eight cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. Hela provinces reported two new cases of which all two are males. Their ages range from 38 to 53 years. All two cases showed symptoms of COVID-19 at the time of testing. A single case each was reported in East Sepik, Enga, Jiwaka, Madang and New Ireland provinces. Three of the cases were males whilst two were females between the ages of 30 and 67. Four cases were showing symptoms of COVID-19 whilst one was asymptomatic at the time of testing. The country’s COVID-19 cases now stand at 6,475 with 60 known deaths. To date, NCD has recorded 48 COVID-19 related deaths whilst West Sepik has reported three deaths. West New Britain, Western Highlands and Western Province recorded two deaths each, whilst Enga, Jiwaka and Morobe recorded a death each, bringing the total number of deaths to 60. Twenty provinces including the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) have reported cases. The distribution of the cases is as follows: • NCD - 2,945; • Western Province - 1,472; • West Sepik - 327; • Morobe - 262; • Eastern Highlands - 250; • East New Britain - 224; • West New Britain - 201; • Western Highlands - 152; • AROB - 107; • New Ireland - 89; • Madang - 71; • Central - 70; • Simbu - 66; • East Sepik - 60; • Enga - 53; • Southern Highlands - 46; • Jiwaka - 33;• Hela - 23; • Gulf - 13; • Milne Bay - 11 .Globally, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 127,877,462 including 509,746 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll is 2,796,561 of which 8, 855 were reported in the last 24 hours.

Published on April 2, 2021

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Published on April 2, 2021

OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR PORT MORESBY GENERAL HOSPITAL

“It has been said that crises bring out the best in people and certainly, that was the gesture shown by citizens and companies digging deep to support Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) which is critically in need of assistance”, said Chairman of the PMGH Mr Graham. The Port Moresby General Hospital is experiencing a spike in patient numbers including those affected by COVID-19 and the hospital continues to operate amid these challenges while other Hospitals and Clinics in Port Moresby and elsewhere have either closed or scaled done on operations. The "Friends of Port Moresby General Hospital" a non-profitable organization by a group of volunteers raised over K120,000 in cash and over K500,000 in kind to support the mission of the Hospital to provide quality health care and establish PMGH as a model Hospital in Papua New Guinea donated by 40 individuals and companies coming good to support the emergency appeal.. The group established in December 2020 by a group of volunteers, including Deputy Chairlady Kathy Johnston, Naarai Banam and Michelle Monsour, all women, recognized a need to supplement Government funding for the Hospital with the annual budget declining year on year. They planned to tap into the generosity of companies and individuals, initially in Papua New Guinea and with the heightened COVID-19 surging through communities, the need for support was urgent. Port Moresby General Hospital Board Chairman, Peter Graham thanked the leadership of Friends of Port Moresby General Hospital including the three generous women who volunteered to assist the Hospital. “To deal with the COVID-19 cases, our Emergency Department has been reorganized and several wards reassigned and our dedicated staff have been amazing in dealing with the increased patient load and the threat of catching the virus and they are our heroes”, said Mr Graham. Mr Graham added on saying that the testament to their commitment and dedication to caring for sick patients, staff continue to work despite the added risk of infection. With some 140 of their colleagues down with the virus, the stress on those at work is unbearable. The Hospital is also providing support and resources to the Rita Flynn Isolation and Testing Facility and more recently the Aquatic Centre Facility. Mr Graham said more can be done as the challenges of COVID-19 coupled with the base load of medical conditions is not expected to abate any time soon. If you or your company can offer additional support, please do so by contacting the friendsofpomgen@gmail.com or Inbox through our Facebook page ‘FriendsofPOMGen’. An isolation facility at the Port Moresby General Hospital. Picture: Rolland Banaba

Published on April 2, 2021

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Published on April 1, 2021

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Published on April 1, 2021

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Published on April 1, 2021

HR WORKSHOP FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

The Department of Personnel Management in conjunction with Department of Financeconducted for the first time a virtual workshop with all government agencies around thecountry this week. The workshop which was zoomed from Port Moresby had a record 97 participants whojoined from around the country. The workshop themed “Working Together For Data Accuracy” was opened(30th March) by Department of Personnel Management Secretary Ms Taies Sansan.Ms Sansan presented her opening remarks via zoom from her office to open theworkshop. “I want to thank the organising committee who have put together this virtual workshop todiscuss and address key HR issues that are confronting the Public Service and the needfor us to move in one direction to address these issues with the primary aim of deliveringpublic services at minimal costs”. Ms Sansan urged Public Servants throughout the country to remain steadfast and vigilantin this trying time and to continue to deliver their mandated roles in serving our people,especially front liners like doctors and nurses to protect citizens’ lives during this criticalperiod for our country. Secretary Sansan told participants that the workshop is a very important one and that itneeds to take place to correct data on human resources and personnel emoluments andso it is timely to have the workshop at the end of first quarter of the year. This is a directive from a number of NEC decisions since 2016 and through the Special GeneralOrder 11 of 2019 and other undertakings by the government to address the issue of overexpenditure in Pay Bill in implementing a number of strategies across the public sector. “The importance of hosting the workshop is to ensure all public sector agenciesunderstand the national governments expectations. It will enable DPM through theOrganisational, Staffing & Personnel Emoluments Audit Committee (OSPEAC) to informthe public service through your officers who are participating in this workshop on howrespective agencies can contribute positively to achieve desired outcomes”. “I want the Public Service to take note of government directives especially the ’NiuplaPasin’ protocols and the need to follow simple rules by wearing masks, washing handsand social distancing in our work places or in public places. Once we all practice theseprotocols we will contribute to the reduction of the spread of the virus and come out safelike other countries”. Secretary Sansan told participants that upon completion of the workshop - it is importantthat they brief their agency heads on the discussions of the workshop. Ms Sansan acknowledged the use of virtual platform zoom for the workshop given thecovid-19 restrictions. Public Servants will continue to perform their duties by employingthis new method to engage with each other without the need to be under one roof. “With the covid-19 restrictions and the governments National Isolation Strategy - beinginnovative is the way to go to ensure we continue to perform our duties as PublicServants”.

Published on April 1, 2021

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Published on April 1, 2021

PM MARAPE CALLS ON PROVINCES AND DISTRICTS TO STEP-UP EFFORTS IN CONTAINING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The Prime Minister James Marape, MP called on the Governors and Provincial Administrations to strictly enforce and comply with COVID-19 measures in their respective Provinces and Districts following the recent upsurge of COVID-19 cases. He made the call at the APEC Haus at Era Kone yesterday, where he hosted the first of a series of monthly Governors Meeting to address the heightened COVID-19 situation. In urging the provinces to effectively respond to the pandemic, the Prime Minister appealed for collective and concerted efforts by all Governors through their respective Provincial Health Authorities (PHAs) to provide a cost analysis on their needs to enable the National Control Centre (NCC) to disburse funds and report accordingly. The Prime Minister emphasized on the need for the Governors to remind their people of the new Containment and Isolation Strategy to strictly enforce and comply with the ‘Niupela Pasin’ of Wearing Masks, Washing Hands and Social Distancing. “This will greatly minimize the risks of spreading the virus,” he said. He further stressed on the importance of pursuing non-clinical practices to support on-going clinical efforts in the fight against COVID-19 including prevention of movements within and between provinces." “As the first recipient of the AstraZeneca Vaccine, I appeal to all citizens to voluntarily be vaccinated given the recent upsurge of COVID-19 cases to protect you and your family when the rest of the vaccine from the initial 8000 for the frontline health workers is rolled-out,” the Prime Minister said. During the Briefing, the NCC Controller and Commissioner of Police, David Manning provided a detailed and comprehensive account of measures undertaken by the Government since the first case of COVID-19, in March 2020. The presentation included an up-to-date budget and expenditure nation-wide, statistics of COVID-19 cases in provinces including NCD, lack of capacity and logistics in Provincial and District Hospitals and most importantly, lack of fully kitted intensive care beds for citizens who have contracted the virus. For example, there are only 200 intensive care beds nation-wide which is not enough to cater for the increase. “I want to see the number of fully kitted intensive care beds increased nation-wide in the immediate to long-term, and I have tasked the Health Secretary, Dr Osborne Liko and NCC Controller Manning to address the acute shortage of beds and other related medical needs and accessories as a matter of urgency,” the Prime Minister said.

Published on April 1, 2021

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Published on April 1, 2021

EASTER MESSAGE BY PM JAMES MARAPE

I wish to bring to you all Easter greetings. For some of us, this Easter comes up with pains of death, including COVID-19 induced deaths. Whilst sickness and death is not pleasant, Easter, which points to the death of Jesus Christ, also tells of His resurrection that gives hope in the face of death. The amplifier for death is ringing aloud on planet earth with COVID-19 and all other diseases, which Jesus did mention as signs of His second coming. Read Matthew 24 verse 8, which includes pestilences as a sign of His soon return. Thus, I ask you all to embrace the hope of life Easter points to us. Jesus died to restore humans to eternal life lost in Eden when mother Eve fell into sin with Satan’s deception. This same Satan is now spinning the same deception that you will not die and is encouraging lawlessness. I ask our citizens to take these moments of COVID-19 induced isolation time to rethink about your own mortality and your responsibilities to your God, your family and your country. I want to encourage our citizens to reflect this Easter that we all can die, but see Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection to infuse hope into us that there is eternal life to gain if we live the Christian lifestyle. As Government, we are working to the very best of our abilities to serve you all in these hard times. We will use the COVID-19 induced exposure of our weak health sector to fix our health systems and infrastructure, as an example. We are also working on our long-term economic restructuring and other public service deliverables amidst the present challenges. So have hope and be of good cheer. I pray for God’s mercy over our country this Easter. Have hope, God is good at all times. If God can allow His only Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins and raise him to life so you and me can have eternal life, let’s live life purposefully with renewed hope, despite, the gloom of death that stares in our face. Love you all, stay safe and God bless.

Published on April 1, 2021

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Published on April 1, 2021

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