Papua New Guinea is pummelled by a Covid tornado
Health system buckles as dozens of hospital staff fall ill, courts and government offices forced to close
17 March 2021 - 20:15
Rapidly increasing Covid-19 infections in hospitals in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) were hitting its fragile health system “like a tornado”, with services shutting as staff fall ill, health workers said on Wednesday...
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