COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea

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The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred in Papua New Guinea since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

course

January

On January 30, 2020, the government of Papua New Guinea banned all entries from Asian countries and closed the country's border with Indonesia.

March

On March 20, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Papua New Guinea.

April

As of April 18, a total of seven COVID-19 cases had been reported by the WHO for Papua New Guinea.

May

On May 4, 2020, the last active case of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea got healthy. As of May 13, 2020, the country is one of the four countries , along with Suriname , Belize and Mauritius , that does not have an active case of COVID-19 after confirmed infections.

statistics

Definitions

The World Health Organization uses the following terms, some of which are related to one another, when providing statistical data.

Suspected case

The World Health Organization defines suspected cases as people who

  • meet at least one of the clinical criteria below and at the same time at least one of the epidemiological criteria below
  • or have severe, acute respiratory disease

Clinical Criteria:

Epidemiological criteria:

  • Staying or working in an area with a high risk of transmission (e.g. closed residential areas, humanitarian facilities (e.g. displaced persons' camps and similar facilities)) at any time within the 14 days preceding the onset of symptoms
  • Staying or traveling in an area with extensive local transmission at any time within the 14 days preceding the onset of symptoms
  • Work in health care at any time within the 14 days preceding the onset of symptoms (including work in health care facilities or households)

Probable case

According to the definition of the World Health Organization, a likely case is:

  • who fulfills the clinical criteria of suspected cases (see above) and has either had contact with a person who is considered a probable or confirmed case or can be epidemiologically assigned to a cluster in which there is at least one confirmed case
  • or who is considered suspect case (so), if, in addition to the finding of an imaging method (eg. chest X-ray , thoracic CT or lung sonography ) on COVID-19 indicating
  • or anyone who has recently had a loss of smell or taste , unless other reasons can be identified
  • or who dies as an adult after previous breathlessness that cannot be explained in any other way and has either had contact with a person who is considered a probable or confirmed case or can be epidemiologically assigned to a cluster in which there is at least one confirmed case

Confirmed case

As defined by the World Health Organization, a confirmed case is a person with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection; regardless of the presence of any symptoms. The number of confirmed cases should not be equated with the number of positive test results; repeated tests of the same person (with a positive laboratory result) are possible.

Death

The World Health Organization defines COVID-19 deaths as cases that result from a clinically compatible disease, provided the patient was previously considered a probable or confirmed case ( see above ). However, this does not apply to deaths with clearly identifiable alternative causes of death that are not related to COVID-19 (e.g. trauma ), as well as deaths after a person previously suffering from COVID-19 has recovered completely.

Confirmed cases

Confirmed cases (cumulative) in Papua New Guinea
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WHO data

Confirmed cases (daily) in Papua New Guinea
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WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Papua New Guinea
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WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Papua New Guinea
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WHO data

Remarks

  1. In the meantime, no active infections were reported in Mauritania, Saint Lucia and Yemen, but there were new infections.
  2. a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
  3. a b c d Since August 16, 2020, the WHO has only published aggregated weekly data.

See also

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Papua New Guinea  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

Individual evidence

  1. Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. Pacific countries, already hard hit by epidemics, take extreme coronavirus measures. In: web.archive.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
  4. PNG to ban all travelers from Asian countries as it steps up response to coronavirus outbreak - Pacific Beat - ABC Radio Australia. In: web.archive.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
  5. PNG Confirms first Case of Coronavirus-COVID -19 - Papua New Guinea Today. In: news.pngfacts.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
  6. Situation reports. In: who.int. Retrieved April 20, 2020 .
  7. Data on COVID-19 Transmission in the Country: "Not Clear". In: EMTV, accessed on May 5, 2020 (English).
  8. a b c d e f Public health surveillance for COVID-19. (PDF; 356 kB) Interim guidance 7 August 2020. WHO, 7 August 2020, accessed on 31 August 2020 (English).
  9. a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed August 31, 2020 .