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

Wampar health workers in a huddle, mourning in front of the casket of their colleague Tuzi Amakua on Monday. – Picture by PISAI GUMAR

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 Highland health inspector James Pok checking the temperatures of Highlands Highway travellers at Kenangi Bridge in Daulo, Eastern Highlands. – Nationalpic by ZACHERY PER

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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