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YOUR GUIDE TO DISCOVERING PAPUA NEW GUINEA 0º EQUATOR 144ºE 148ºE EQUATOR 152ºE 156ºE 0km 62.5 125 187.5 250km MANUS NEW GUINEA ISLANDS REGION Ninigo Group Admiralty Mus sau Islands Is la Aua I. Mussau Tabalo n Hermit Is. d Pala Kau s Wuvulu I. Eloaua Emirau SOUTH Manus Liap Tong Kabuli Western I. Lorengau North PACIFIC SANDAUN EAST SEPIK Rambutyo Noipuops Cape Lou Umbukul Taskul Kavieng New OCEAN Purdy Is. Kaut Vanimo Hanover Tabar Is. Sissano Alim Dyaul Laefu Konos Lihir Group 1617 Aitape Walis Vokeo Sc Kairiru hou Dagua ten Bismarck N 1481 Mushu Is ew Lumi . Ir NEW IRELAND Amanab Maprik el Namatanai Wewak an Tanga Is. Bainyik BISMARCK SEA d O Sepik 4 S Green River Marienberg 4ºS Pagwi Angoram Watam MOMASE REGION Samo Korogo Manam Feni Is. AUTONOMOUS Timbunke Ambunti Bogia Rabaul Danfu Sepik River Archipelago REGION OF Kerevat 2399 Green Is. S Rei BOUGAINVILLE t Ulingan Kokopo Kinim Witu Is. G C Karkar 2021 en Amboin e tra Open o l R 1831 Garove r Kabaman ang 2438 Merai g 4170 e Bay Mt Sinewit e Kilinailau Is. 3100 Unea C 3993 B MADANG Bagabag Lolobau ha ism Long nn Telefomin a WEST Wide el Hanahan Oksapmin rc Madang Island 2334 k Ra Tolokiwa Mt Ulawun Bay Buka ENGA Baiyer R mu 1304 NEW Bialla a D Tabubil Olsobip Wabag River n Astrolabe Bay Sakar Gloucester Buka Buka Passage g a Talasea Pomio Crater Point HELA Laiagam e m BRITAIN Matong Sohano Ningerum p 1824 i Hoskins Koroba WESTERN JIWAKA Saidor 1655 e Nukuhu Jacquinot EAST Umboi r Sag Sag Kimbe Mount Hagen Bay Puto 4509 Mount Wilhelm S Lau t NEW Tari r 2027 1863 Minj a Sipul Atu HIGHLANDS Kundiawa Kaklalo Uvol it Amun 2479 Mendi Sio Wako Wasum BRITAIN Kiunga 4368 Goroka B Mt Balbi Nipa Mt Giluwe Kaiapit Sialum n d HIGHLANDS Kainantu Kandrian Gasmata i o n Lake Kutubu t a Torokina a Huon Pen. u l r i k Moro Aiyura B g c 4121 Arawa Kieta INDONESIA i REGION Nadzab a r w Fly River t N e i S SOUTHERN Ma Finschhafen n 2210 Choiseul SIMBU EASTERN rkha Lae v m i HIGHLANDS Gurimati HIGHLANDS l Lake Murray K le Buin ik Mumeng or 3686 Huon Gulf i Mt Tabletop Fauro s Lake Murray Salamaua d Pur a n A r r i Bulolo a a B Menyamya l W m a m Shortland s i a I a u Wau MOROBE w Kikori d o Baimuru Tresury Is. n i tla SOLOMON SEA or Fly Morobe Sh Vella Lavella Cape Garaina O Ihu 8 S WESTERN Balimo Blackwood Kerema 8ºS Bell Pt Malalaua Cape Ward Hunt T Wasua Kukipi Ramongga Lusancay I. r Wabuda I. o Merauke Gesoa Ioma Iamara Tapini b 3990 r Kiriwina Kiwai I. i Gulf of Papua Bereina Mt Albert Edward re Losuia Kiwai I. a ORO a SOLOMON Weam Woitape b Garara n m Morehead Wipim a d Sui GULF M ISLANDS Kairuku Popondetta I Oriomo Kokoda Eroro s Sibidiri 4035 D’En l Madau Bula Daru Mt Victoria tr a Tais Buji Boze Lealea ec n Woodlark Efogi Tufi Goodenough I. a d Kulumadau Redscar Bay st s G Collingwood a Wanigela Bolubolu u Laughlan Is. Boigu I. Sogeri Bay Fergusson I. x r 2566 Saibai I. PORT MORESBY I e a s us M Mapamoiwa l a O 3676 a w Mt Suckling Sanaroa n t Rigo e Baniara Esa'ala d n Kwikila S s B NATIONAL ta Rabaraba AUSTRALIA Hula Kupiano nl Goodenough Normanby I. a Cape ey MILNE BAY Badu I. CAPITAL Rodney R Bay Bwasiaiai r Hood Abau a ng Bonvouloir Is. r DISTRICT Point e Moa I. Gadaisu Gurney Alotau i Milne B. East I. Gulf e Sideia Engineer Lo Group Misima ui Prince of Wales I. r Samarai Panaete sia Cape SOUTHERN Bwagaoia de of R Basilaki A York CENTRAL rc Bamaga e REGION Conflict Group h Pocklington Reef ipe e Calvados Chain l Carpentaria Cape ag f Pana Tenan o York CORAL SEA Pana Wina Peninsula 838 Rossel I. Tagula 144ºE 148ºE 152ºE 156ºE trekked by over 4,000 Aussies each year. each Aussies 4,000 over trekked by in WWII,Kokoda with world-renowned played it role buffs duetotheprominent history withwar country isalsopopular The paradise. travellers is anadventure Guinea Papua New volcanoes, fiery active mostly- deserted islandsanddiscovering 600+ island-hoppingacross reefs, coral pristine most world’s the diving someof to 4,509m), Wilhelm, (Mount in Oceania trekking mountain From thehighest calendar. annualevents span thecountry’s colourful tribal that andnational festivals languages andamyriad of 800 different than Guinea ishometomore New Papua world, countries inthe diverse culturally themost Oneof with Indonesia. border andsharing a York, to thenorth Cape of 150km just located 8million people, over nation of anindependent neighbour; closest Australia’s Guinea is New Papua neighbouring South Pacific countries. neighbouring SouthPacific asserviceswell as from and Manila, Tokyo HongKong, flights Singapore, from regular with international an extensive network, Air Niugini Australia, operates Beyond well. as Niugini flies Sydney Air from and Australia services. regular both offer where from Brisbane Guinea andCairns, are New The toPapua departure pointstoget easiest GUINEA NEW PAPUA &AROUND TO GETTING Air NiuginiAir also flies from Brisbane, alsoflies Brisbane, from and Qantas Virgin always go on a cruise to Papua New Guinea. New onacruise go toPapua always could you flying, fancy don’t you if course Of hub. Moresby services Port scheduled from their and Both Moresby. Airport inPort InternationalJacksons Guinea at arrive Papua New All international flightsto (Epic Trails & @greenulrika) & Trails (Epic Tribesmen of Papua New Guinea’s Highlands Guinea’s New Papua of Tribesmen PNG Air Air Niugini operate extensive domestic extensive operate Air NiuginiAir 2 A million different journeys WHERE TO GO: COASTAL ADVENTURES CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS IN MILNE BAY & TUFI Divers and snorkellers have been coming to enjoy) a Mumu feast (a traditional meal of this part of Papua New Guinea for decades, local produce cooked in the earth). Up the but culture-seekers have only recently coast in Oro Province are the Tufi Fjords, cottoned on to this unique part of the world. home to the world’s largest butterfly (the Alotau is the capital of the Milne Bay region, Queen Alexandra Bird Wing; with wingspans and plays host to the annual Kenu and of up to 28cm). Visitor participation in Kundu Festival each November - a lively traditional daily life is welcomed by the local and colourful cultural display of war canoe villagers, who will happily show travellers racing and ‘singsings’ (traditional dances). how to build traditional homes and canoes Year-round you can discover harrowing from sago palms, and how to hunt and skull caves, and can also learn to cook (and gather for food. Alotau or Tufi Alotau International Resort, Driftwood Resort, Tawali Leisure & Dive Resort, Tufi Resort West New Britain’s Thermal Hot River EXPLORING THE NORTH COAST Tufi Fjords This surfing hotspot is also a fishing and diving / snorkelling paradise. Stretching for over 500km, the northern coastline of Papua ISLAND ADVENTURES IN NEW BRITAIN & NEW IRELAND New Guinea’s mainland is as chilled-out as it comes. Here you’ll find sleepy port towns Popular with divers, surfers, history buffs awaits; from hidden Japanese WWII war and seaside villages that offer the perfect and adventure seekers, these two easy- tunnels and Admiral Yamamoto’s famed respite for those who’ve just adventured to to-get-to islands are perfect for first-time bunker, to the ash-covered remains of old the nearby highlands or Sepik River. Spend visitors. In West New Britain (WNB) you Rabaul town (destroyed by the nearby the day paddling across aqua-clear waters can hike to the top of the active Gabuna Mount Tavurvur volcanic eruption of to nearby deserted islands, explore local volcano crater, relax in a natural spa-like 1937). Over on New Ireland (NI) you can Vanimo caves and waterfalls, or tuck into some thermal hot river or visit the local firefly go on a 5-day cycling adventure, travelling fresh locally-caught seafood. trees at night and see the rainforest light down the length of the 260km mostly-flat up. At the other end of the island in East Bulominski Highway, stopping to rest at New Britain (ENB), a world of history traditional village homestays along the way. Madang, Wewak or Vanimo Madang Resort, Tupira Surf Club, Paradise New Wewak, Vanimo Surf Lodge Kimbe (WNB), Rabaul (ENB) Walindi Plantation Resort, or Kavieng (NI) Kokopo Beach Bungalow Resort, Rapopo Plantation Resort, Lissenung Island Resort, Nusa Island Retreat 4 3 Papua New Guinea A million different journeys 4 WHAT TO DO: COASTAL ADVENTURES SURFING Forget Bali with its overcrowded beaches; head next door to Papua New Guinea, where near-empty surf breaks await. Thanks to the country’s world-renowned Surf Snorkelling off Walindi Plantation Resort (@jackson.groves) Management Plan, the number of surfers on any one break is capped, so you’ll never DIVING & SNORKELLING be stuck waiting to catch the perfect wave. Surfing is idolised in Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea is regarded by pro divers as are visiting pro surfers. You’ll be just as as one of the best dive destinations in the likely to see locals surfing on hand-carved world. Home to pristine reefs, countless planks of timber, as you will Taylor Jensen plane and ship wrecks, and hundreds of (who won the 2017 Men’s Kumul PNG World untouched atolls, Papua New Guinea’s Longboard Championships). Or even no islands and coastal regions are a divers and one at all! And when you’re done for the day, Surfing off Vanimo Surf Lodge snorkellers paradise.
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  • Health Situation Report 65 (Released: 22 March 2021; Report Period: 15 - 21 February 2021)

    Health Situation Report 65 (Released: 22 March 2021; Report Period: 15 - 21 February 2021)

    Papua New Guinea Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Situation Report #65 22 March 2021 Period of report: 15 - 21 March 2021 This Situation Report is jointly issued by PNG National Department of Health and World Health Organization once weekly. This Report is not comprehensive and covers information received as of reporting date. Situation Summary and Highlights ❒ As of 21 March 2021 (12:00 pm), there have been 3574 COVID-19 cases and 36 COVID-19 deaths reported in Papua New Guinea. From the period of 15 to 21 March, there were 1305 newly reported cases including 15 new deaths. This is the seventh consecutive week of increasing cases, and more than double the previous highest number of cases reported in a single week in PNG. ❒ The total number of provinces that have reported COVID-19 cases to date is twenty. Only Manus and Oro (Northern) Provinces have not reported cases to date. ❒ Public Health Unit at Doherty Institute in Australia has conducted whole genome sequencing on positive test samples sent from PNG and no variants of concern have been identified in sequencing conducted to date. ❒ The COVID-19 Hotline has experienced a 33.83% increase in calls since the last fortnight and the rate of health-related calls being referred to the Rapid Response Teams and PHAs has also increased by 33% from the prior week. ❒ This week the Australian government will deploy an Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) to undertake assessments and Please note: Due to data cleaning, the number of critical planning for a potential full deployment cases may not add up exactly from last week.