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PNG man dies of COVID-19 in Australian hospital
A man from Papua New Guinea has died in a Queensland hospital from complications due to COVID-19.
Queensland Health confirmed the 77-year-old man died on Tuesday afternoon in Redcliffe Hospital, where he had been cared for since he was airlifted from Papua New Guinea on March 28.
A stand distributes COVID-19 information at a shopping centre in Port Moresby.Credit:Getty Images
Queensland Health offered its condolences to the man’s family in a statement.
“PNG is one of Queensland’s closest neighbours, and when we can offer support to our neighbours, we can, and we will,” the statement said.
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