Bougainville adopts National Pandemic Measures for implementation
Regional Pandemic Controller for Bougainville and Secretary for Health, Clement Totavun announced the adoption of the National Pandemic Measures to be implemented in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
These measures include:
National Pandemic Measure 1: Revocation of Previous Measures
National Pandemic Measure 2: International Travel Measures
National Pandemic Measure 3: Domestic Travel Measures
National Pandemic Measure 4: Provincial Coordination Measures
National Pandemic Measure 5: Burial of Deceased Persons
National Pandemic Measure 6: Custom Duties Measures
National Pandemic Measure 7: COVID19 Testing Measures
National Pandemic Measure 8: COVID19 Surveillance and Testing Measures
National Pandemic Measure 9: Business and Social Measures
National Pandemic Measure 10: National Mandatory Mask Wearing
National Pandemic Measure 11: National Public Transport
National Pandemic Measure 12: COVID Vaccination, Testing and Trials
Mr Totavun further said that supplementary measures will be issued in Bougainville in an effort to reinforce the 12 National Pandemic Measures.
“Bascially we want to reinforce the measures that the National Controller has issued so that our people can follow those measures,” he said.
He said that the health authorities have been carrying out awareness on the preventive measures since 2020, however people have continued to be ignorant.
“COVID19 is real and it is here and on behalf the health team, I would like to appeal to our people. The people of Bougainville need to listen to what we are saying. COVID19 is real.”
“We need to follow the public health measures. Simple measures like hand-washing, wearing masks, keep safe distance from people. If we follow them, we can be able to contain the spread of COVID19 in our region,” he cautioned.
While hospitals in other centers around PNG are beginning to scale down services, the Health Secretary has confirmed that services in the main hospitals in Buka and Arawa remain normal. However all health workers have been instructed to ensure that they follow preventive measures while providing necessary health and clinical services to the public.
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