![]() Papua New Guinea PRIME Minister James Marape says the country’s health system does not have the capacity to deal with the Covid-19. “There are only 200 intensive care unit beds around the country which is pathetic,” he said. The Government had allocated K2 million each to districts for their Covid-19 response. He said some people continued to ignore the seriousness of the Covid-19 transmission and relayed inaccurate information on the pandemic. “The Covid-19 is a cross cutting issue. “The health minister will give a report on how we have responded to the Covid-19,” he said.
“We have to learn to live with the Covid-19 in a sensitive manner.” Marape said “under political disguised questions and interest, if anyone wants information on the Covid-19, whether it’s expenditure-related or medical services, we have inherited a health system that does not have capacity to deal with the Covid-19”. Abau MP Sir Puka Temu had questioned in Parliament yesterday when a report on the Covid-19 response would be tabled. He said Marape was making up Covid-19 numbers. “I think the prime minister is now trying to confabulate. “Please stop confabulating. “Don’t play politics.” TheNational/PNGHealthNews Next : ‘Cold Chain Capacity Set’ For PNG AstraZeneca Vaccine Distribution Comments are closed.
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