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Asylum seekers in PNG test positive to coronavirus, prompting calls for them to be brought to Australia
Refugee advocates have called for the Australian government to bring all refugees and asylum seekers still in Papua New Guinea home amid the spiralling coronavirus outbreak there.
Key points:
- Six refugees and asylum seekers in PNG have tested positive to coronavirus
- Refugee advocates say Australia has a duty of care to them
- The Australian government provides asylum seekers and refugees in PNG with assistance including housing and medical care
Ninety refugees and 40 asylum seekers remain in PNG’s capital Port Moresby under the Australian government’s Regional Resettlement Arrangement.
Australia’s closest neighbour is in the grip of a worsening COVID-19 crisis, with more than 1,400 active cases.
Six refugees and asylum seekers have tested…
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