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Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after first coronavirus case
A foreign mine worker is confirmed as the country’s first case, as Guam records the Pacific region’s first Covid-19 death
Papua New Guinea will enter into a two-week state of emergency on Tuesday after the country confirmed its first case of Covid-19, as the Pacific region recorded its first death from the virus.
The Papua New Guinea government confirmed late on Friday evening that its first case of coronavirus is a foreign mine worker who entered the country on 13 March and travelled to Lae.
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