Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning today issued 12 new measures which became effective on Tuesday 13thĀ of April 2021 as PNG's COVID-19 cases rose to 8,602.
These measures will replace all previous measures and now also include the ability for earlier identification of positive COVID-19 cases through the use of the antigen rapid diagnostic tests. This will allow for quicker identification of COVID-19 cases where other testing means are not available to ensure earlier isolation of positive cases and quicker contact tracing.
The new approved tests as per Measure 7, Schedule 1 are:
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Abbot Panbio Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test (Ag-RDT); and
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Abbot ID NOW Molecular Antigen Test.
The 12 new measures are as follows:
* Measure 1 ā Revocation of all previous measures; * Measure 2 ā International Travel; * Measure 3 ā Domestic Travel; * Measure 4 ā Provincial Coordination; * Measure 5 ā Burial of Deceased Persons; * Measure 6 ā Customs Duties; * Measure 7 ā COVID-19 Testing; * Measure 8 ā COVID-19 Surveillance & Testing; * Measure 9 ā Business & Social; * Measure 10 ā Mandatory Mask Wearing; * Measure 11 ā National Public Transport; and * Measure 12 ā COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing & Trials.
Measure 1 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure1-Revocation-of-All-Previous-Measures-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure1-Revocation of All Previous Measures-13.04.21"] Measure 2 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure2-International-Travel-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure2-International Travel-13.04.21"] Measure 3 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure3-Domestic-Travel-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure3-Domestic Travel-13.04.21"] Measure 4 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure4-Provincial-Coordination-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure4-Provincial Coordination-13.04.21"] Measure 5 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure5-Burial-of-Deceased-Persons-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure5-Burial of Deceased Persons-13.04.21"] Measure 6 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure6-Customs-Duties-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure6-Customs Duties-13.04.21"] Measure 7 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure7-COVID-19-Testing-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure7-COVID-19 Testing-13.04.21"] Measure 8 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure8-COVID-19-Surveillance-Testing-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure8-COVID-19 Surveillance & Testing-13.04.21"] Measure 9 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure9-Business-Social-Measures-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure9-Business & Social Measures-13.04.21"] Measure 10 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure10-Mandatory-Mask-Wearing-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure10-Mandatory Mask Wearing-13.04.21"] Measure 11 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure11-National-Public-Transport-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure11-National Public Transport-13.04.21"] Measure 12 [pdf-embedder url="https://pnghausbung.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Measure12-COVID-19-Vaccination-Testing-Trials-13.04.21.pdf" title="Measure12-COVID-19 Vaccination Testing & Trials-13.04.21"]
