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Papua New Guinea sounds alarm with WHO as coronavirus cases surge – Al Jazeera English
Government orders mandatory wearing of face masks in capital Port Moresby to help contain spread of deadly COVID-19.
Papua New Guinea has asked for the World Health Organization (WHO) help as the government worries the country is facing large-scale community transmission.
The government also ordered the mandatory wearing of face masks in public in the capital, Port Moresby, as part of a slew of measures to help contain the spread of the disease, The National newspaper reported on Thursday.
Prime Minister James Marape was also quoted as telling residents “not to be complacent or too relaxed because the COVID-…
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