The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Papua New Guinea Dashboard

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Country Rank

141

Papua New Guinea

Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

157

Papua New Guinea

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

2

Recovery Index
48.77
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

2

Recovery Index
41.06
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
29.42
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

1

Severity Index
27.66
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

N/A

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

8,776,109

(Low Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

2,570

(Lower middle income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Papua New Guinea - published 21.09.2021

1. Passengers and airline crew are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to passengers with a "National Control Centre Covid-19 Response" controller approval. 2. Passengers and airline crew are not allowed to transit. 3. Passengers must arrive at Port Moresby (POM) from Australia, Cook Isl., Fiji, Hong Kong (SAR China), Japan, Kiribati, Marshall Isl., Micronesia (Federated States), Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Isl., Tonga, Tuvalu or Vanuatu. 4. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure; and - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer (Comirnaty), Sinopharm and Sinovac. 5. Passengers must have an approved International Air Passenger Travel Form (I-APTF). The form can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected] 6. Passengers must have a completed e-Health Declaration Form obtained at https://www.pnghdf.info . A generated barcode must be presented. 7. Passengers are subject to quarantine for up to 21 days. They must have a hotel booking confirmation.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

1. Passengers and airline crew are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to passengers with a "National Control Centre Covid-19 Response" controller approval.

2. Passengers and airline crew are not allowed to transit.

3. Passengers must arrive at Port Moresby (POM) from Australia, Cook Isl., Fiji, Hong Kong (SAR China), Japan, Kiribati, Marshall Isl., Micronesia (Federated States), Nauru, New
Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Isl., Tonga, Tuvalu or Vanuatu.

4. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure; and - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated.
Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer (Comirnaty), Sinopharm and Sinovac.

5. Passengers must have an approved International Air Passenger Travel Form (I-APTF). The form can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected]

6. Passengers must have a completed e-Health Declaration Form obtained at https://www.pnghdf.info . A generated barcode must be presented.

7. Passengers are subject to quarantine for up to 21 days. They must have a hotel booking confirmation.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

Papua New Guinea Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Papua New Guinea	41.06	48.77	8,776,109	Low Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg
Congo Brazzaville	42.77	50.76	5,380,508	Low Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Mauritania	55.54	62.18	4,525,696	Low Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Mongolia	50.96	27.97	3,225,167	Low Density	Lower middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Central African Republic	51.58	50.22	4,745,185	Low Density	Low income	26-30 deg	75%
Gabon	50.25	60.25	2,172,579	Low Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	75%
Oman	55.80	66.38	4,974,986	Low Density	High income	26-30 deg	75%
Botswana	54.95	62.38	2,303,697	Low Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	60%
Finland	52.85	50.27	5,520,314	Low Density	High income	< 10 deg	60%
Libya	44.11	51.99	6,777,452	Low Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	60%
Namibia	48.91	58.91	2,494,530	Low Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	60%

GCI Recovery Forecast

The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation May Improve. The GCI Model indicates that the situation has a small probability of recovery, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the recovery trend will improve significantly in the near future.