30 Mar 2021

Covid-19 cases surge in Papua New Guinea

From Morning Report, 8:41 am on 30 March 2021

Healthcare experts are worried Papua New Guinea's health system won't cope with a growing number of cases of Covid-19.

The chief executive officer at St John Ambulance Papa New Guniea, Matt Cannon, says there are only 450 doctors for a population of 9 million and more health professionals are catching the virus.

He talked to Morning Report producer Stacey Knott.