Man from PNG dies from COVID-19 in Queensland hospital

A man who contracted COVID-19 overseas has died in a Queensland hospital.

The 77-year-old man from Papua New Guinea died in Redcliffe Hospital on Monday.

Queensland Health has attributed his death to “complications due to COVID-19”.

The man was transported from PNG to Queensland on March 28 “as his condition was worsening”, the health authority said in a statement.

“Since that day, he has been in ICU at Redcliffe hospital and unfortunately passed away yesterday,” the statement on…