Papua New Guinea Covid-19: Mistrust fuels crisis as infections rise

There have been just under 11,000 Covid-19 infections and 107 deaths in PNG, according to Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus resource centre. Seasoned observers, though, doubt this is an accurate reflection of the crisis because of low levels of testing, infected patients who aren’t seeking treatment, and fatalities not being identified with the virus.

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