Mutant strain and COVID-19 ‘stigma’ creating an ‘incredibly challenging’ situation in PNG by Sky News Australia on YouTube
Mutant strain and COVID-19 ‘stigma’ creating an ‘incredibly challenging’ situation in PNG
A massive surge in cases, along with a mutant COVID-19 strain and significant undertesting is contributing to an “incredibly challenging” situation in Papua New Guinea, according to Alfred Health’s Dr Rob Mitchell. Papua New Guinea is battling an ongoing COVID-19 crisis as hospitals struggle to deal with a surge in cases. Dr Mitchell, an emergency physician with Alfred Health, told Sky News resources in PNG are “extremely stretched” and the country is facing a “stigma” associated with the virus. Australia has pledged 8,000 vaccines to the nation, and has requested the European Union free up vaccine stocks to be used as humanitarian aid. “We hope the Australian government can step up it’s assistance to support Papua New Guinea through this very challenging experience,” Dr Mitchell said. It comes as Queensland health authorities have indicated a new strain of COVID-19 has been detected from PNG. “It’s not a strain that they are concerned about at the moment, but the best thing we can do to stop the emergence of these type of mutant strains is to suppress the virus,” he said. “When there is unmitigated community transmission, as is concerning in PNG at the moment, these mutant strains can emerge.”
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A massive surge in cases, along with a mutant COVID-19 strain and significant undertesting is contributing to an “incredibly challenging” situation in Papua New Guinea, according to Alfred Health’s Dr Rob Mitchell. Papua New Guinea is battling an ongoing COVID-19 crisis as hospitals struggle to deal with a surge in cases. Dr Mitchell, an emergency physician with Alfred Health, told Sky News resources in PNG are “extremely stretched” and the country is facing a “stigma” associated with the virus. Australia has pledged 8,000 vaccines to the nation, and has requested the European Union free up vaccine stocks to be used as humanitarian aid. “We hope the Australian government can step up it’s assistance to support Papua New Guinea through this very challenging experience,” Dr Mitchell said. It comes as Queensland health authorities have indicated a new strain of COVID-19 has been detected from PNG. “It’s not a strain that they are concerned about at the moment, but the best thing we can do to stop the emergence of these type of mutant strains is to suppress the virus,” he said. “When there is unmitigated community transmission, as is concerning in PNG at the moment, these mutant strains can emerge.”
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