New Papua New Guinea variant of COVID-19 detected in Queensland

Health authorities in Queensland have detected a new variant of COVID-19 from Papua New Guinea, which is in the grips of a dire coronavirus outbreak.

Queensland Health says that it has been notified of 64 cases of COVID-19 in travellers with a history of travel in or transit through Papua New Guinea.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving situation and as the pandemic is ongoing, we have continued to see new variants emerge, such as the UK and South African variants,” a Queensland…