Government cannot babysit People : PNG Health Minister

​THE Papua New Guinea Government cannot be expected to baby-sit the people all the time, as everyone should be taking responsibility for their health and well-being, says Health Minister Jelta Wong.
He pointed out bus drivers who breached rules by allowing more passengers in, and not forcing them to wear masks.
“Bus drivers and owners should have more responsibility about it because they carry people from place to place,” Wong said.
“That means if there’s an infected person in the bus, he/she infects all the people including the driver who goes to see the manager and then he gets it as well. ‘

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“If they can, provide sanitisers too, which is not expensive.
“They can have one at the door of the bus. Wong said people must change their attitude and act responsibly by following the control measures.
“We can’t keep baby-sitting our people.”
He said people were now witnessing what was happening in Goroka, Eastern Highlands which should change how people viewed the pandemic.THE Government cannot be expected to baby-sit the people all the time, as everyone should be taking responsibility for their health and well-being, says Health Minister Jelta Wong.
He pointed out bus drivers who breached rules by allowing more passengers in, and not forcing them to wear masks.
“Bus drivers and owners should have more responsibility about it because they carry people from place to place,” Wong said.
“That means if there’s an infected person in the bus, he/she infects all the people including the driver who goes to see the manager and then he gets it as well. ‘
“If they can, provide sanitisers too, which is not expensive.
“They can have one at the door of the bus. Wong said people must change their attitude and act responsibly by following the control measures.
“We can’t keep baby-sitting our people.”
He said people were now witnessing what was happening in Goroka, Eastern Highlands which should change how people viewed the pandemic.

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