40 Covid-19 deaths in Chimbu
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40 Covid-19 deaths in Chimbu
PORT MORESBY: Forty Coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths were recorded in
Chimbu since September, its health authority director (curative service) Dr
Raymond Saulep says.
He said since the last surge on Sept 8 and 9, there
were 40 deaths, 981 positive cases including 37 frontline health workers.
Details of the news break were published by The National:
Province records 40 deaths
November 12, 2021The
NationalMain Stories
CHIMBU has recorded 40 Coronavirus
(Covid-19)-related deaths since the start of September, according to the Simbu
health authority.
During an awareness campaign on the Covid-19 at Kuglbagl Market on Tuesday,
authority director curative services Dr Raymond Saulep told people that since
the last surge experienced on Sept 8-9, there were 40 deaths, 981 positive
cases with 37 being frontline health workers.
He said a few positive tests and deaths had occurred until the September surge,
and that rate since then, was maintained until this month.
Dr Saulep encouraged the people to practise the “new normal” at all times by
wearing masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands. He also
encourages the people to get vaccinated and be free of the Covid-19.
“Do not listen to people with vested interest spreading false information on
social media, confusing people,” he said.
Dr Saulep was part of the top management team from the health authority
management conducting awareness on the Covid 19 in the six Chimbu districts.
Awareness team leader and authority chief executive officer Dr Francis Wandi
said people were being convinced by social media posts on negative aspects of
vaccination.
He said when his officers visited rural health posts for routine baby
immunisation programmes, people thought the Covid-19 vaccines were being
administered and chased the officers away.
“We are going into a six-week of the Covid-19 awareness message and ask the
people to leave health officers alone when they go into the districts for
normal immunisation programmes for babies,” he said.
“As a result of this, there is an outbreak of measles in the northern end of
Chimbu at Mondia Pass and Upper Bundi in Madang.”
Health centre
loses its dedicated nurse through Covid-19
November 12, 2021The
NationalNational
THE Wampar Health Centre has lost one
of its dedicated nurses, who succumbed to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) after
serving Huon Gulf, Morobe, for 20 years.
She was Tuzi Amakua, 47, from Sialum, Tewae-Siassi, who clocked up 17 years at
Wampar and three years at the Muya aid post, besides serving Burum-Kuat in
interior Finschhafen.
District health manager Pendek Sitong said Amakua’s death left a huge vacuum
when health in Morobe was faced with surging the Covid-19 cases, staff
shortages with fewer workers risking their lives as frontliners.
Sitong described Amakua as one of the faithful health servants, very humble
with a lot of knowledge about her HIV-AIDS patients.
She knew each by name and face.
Minister
slams younger generation protesting against Covid-19
November 12, 2021The
NationalNational
By LULU MARK
MINISTER for Health and HIV/AIDS Jelta Wong has slammed the
“irresponsible and selfish” younger Papua New Guinea generation in protesting
against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination.
Wong said a lot of protests led by the young people had been staged.
“I feel that they are becoming selfish because they do not think about their
elder generation,” he said.
“The virus, it attacks our elder generation and people with underlying issues.”
Wong said Papua New Guineans did not go to the hospital for check-ups, but,
went when they were about to die and that type of mindset should be changed to
help prevent diseases.
“Surges come and go (and) this is our third surge (and) the worst surge we have
had,” he said.
“I can’t tell you if the next surge that (might) happen in February or March
(will be) much worse than this.
“We just have to follow the ‘Niupela Pasin’ and try to get people vaccinated.
“The evidence is there that countries that are getting vaccinated are opening
up and allowing people to travel to those countries.
“Fiji is way ahead of us in terms of vaccination and they have opened up their
tourism industry right now.
“Papua New Guinea cannot be left behind.
“We need to follow what the world is doing and that’s to get our immunity up
and you can do that through vaccination.
“At the moment we are pushing to ensure that people get vaccinated, but, as our
Government has always said, it’s not compulsory but it’s the right thing for
our people.”
According to the Port Moresby General Hospital on Wednesday, the positivity
rate of the Covid-19 had dropped to 41 per cent with a total number of 115
patients admitted at the hospital and its extended ward at the Nightingale
Covid-19 Centre at the Taurama Aquatic Centre.
Seven patients were discharged and three died.
Of the 46 people that were tested for the Covid-19 that day, 19 were positive
and 27 were negative.
On Thursday, the hospital reported that 110 patients were admitted, five were
discharged and four had died.
Restrictions
help province contain Covid-19 transmission
November 12, 2021The
NationalNational
EASTERN Highlands Governor Peter Numu
is adamant that their Coronavirus (Covid 19) restrictions will end soon.
He said reports of improvement had started to surface after almost three weeks’
of restrictions.
“We are continuing the 14 days’ lockdown and expect improvement and will cut
down on transmission after one month,” he said.
Numu said the Covid-19 situation was “high-risk” in Eastern Highlands, but, was
improving with restrictions and control.
He said K280,000 came from the Chinese government to use on the Covid-19 in
Eastern Highlands.
Numu described the “Chinese method” as “lockdown, identify cases, isolate,
quarantine, apply treatment and at the same time, roll the vaccines as optional
for the people to take”.
Numu received the donation from Chinese ambassador Fanhua Zeng to help in the
Covid-19 response.
“Eastern Highlands had been hit hard by the Covid-19,” he said.
“We have lost many lives – last month, around 127.
“We lost public servants, businessman, leaders and reputable people in the
province, those who have contributed significantly to upholding the economic
growth of the province.”
Numu said they had to adopt the approach and methods used by China to fight the
Covid-19 transmission. He said according to preliminary reports, the number
cases and deaths were reduced, with 13 Covid-19 patients in the isolation ward
at the Goroka Hospital.
According to media reports, Chinese president Xi Jinping last month told Prime
Minister James Marape that China would donate ventilators, oxygen generators
and other medical equipment.
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