A mass burial will be carried out today due to the recent stir of bodies lying at the Port Moresby General Hospital Mortuary lay out.
The Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) maintains the mortuary is a function of the National Capital District Commission (NCDC), unfortunately this facility is at PMGH and PMGH is forced to take on the responsibility.
Digging of the grave site in preparation for the mass burial was expected to have taken place on Tuesday.
Currently there are 295 bodies at the morgue.
However. PMGH confirmed that the number of bodies to be buried at the mass burial today is 92.
Of the 92 bodies, 52 are adults and 40 are infants/children.
The bodies will be transported to the burial site around 8-9am and the mass burial should occur at 10am this morning.