Newcrest Mining Limited today confirmed a 30-year-old male has tested positive to Covid-19. The case is a mine employee who had flown in from Port Moresby on 30 July.
Last week Ok Tedi Mine in Western Province reported seven cases and the management has since shut down operations.
The Lihir Mine employee reported positive during the routine screening process for all incoming workers where a mandatory screening and 14-day quarantine process is effected upon arrival on the mine site.
The patient is part of 26 confirmed cases reported today by the National Pandemic Control Centre in Port Moresby.
Included in the 26 reported cases is another confirmed case from Lae. The patient is a 53-year-old female employee of a government institution who had recently spent time in China.
The other 24 cases are from the National Capital District, 11 of which have been identified through increased testing at Wanigela settlement in Koki.
The 26 reported cases today bring the total to 214 confirmed COVID-19 cases in PNG.
“Thank you to all community members and leaders for a combined effort to contain this outbreak.
“We are encouraging residents from other suburbs in Port Moresby to report to the nearest clinic in your area if you have a cough, sore throat or flu like illness.
“Please protect your family, community and country by getting tested.
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