Also, around 130,000 vaccines delivered via the COVAX initiative expired before they could be administered. In November 2021, only around 770,000 vaccine doses had been delivered to the country, which only suffice to vaccinate 6 percent of the population. Human Rights Watch said that inadequate testing may mean that the actual number of cases was far higher. In November 2021, the PNG government’s National Control Centre reported that more than 34,000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 and that more than 520 people had died due to the virus. Moreover, Human Rights Watch has highlighted that medical facilities in the country are inadequate and that they have proven unable to work with the complex needs of asylum seekers and refugees, in particular, their mental health needs. In April 2021, Refugee Action Coalition reported that an armed gang had entered the Port Moresby Citi Serviced Apartments complex, where 15 asylum seekers previously detained by the Australian government on Manus island were staying, and assaulted the asylum seekers and took their belongings. Nonetheless, asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea continue to endure violence and harassment, with little protection from state authorities. In January 2020, the last 18 men held in the facility were released.
Everyon previosly detained at the Bomana Detention Centre have been released. Most of these live in Port Moresby and a small number also live in Goroka and come from various different countries including, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan and Myanmar.
There appears to be very little data on efforts to assist migrants or asylum seekers in the country, though reports by human rights groups indicate that they have received inadequate medical attention during the pandemic.Īccording to the Australian Department of Home Affairs, as of 31 December 2021, there were 105 people transferred by the Australia left on Papua New Guinea. The country’s vaccination rate is very low compared to other countries, with around 2.75 percent of its population having been vaccinated as of 20 April 2022. "Last asylum seekers held in Papua New Guinea detention centre released," The Guardian, 24 January 2020, ) As of, Papua New Guinea had recorded 44,403 COVID-19 cases and 651 deaths. Bomana Immigration Centre Sign Outside the Centre, (Loop PNG, Taylor, J.
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