First coronavirus-linked death in Melanesia as Papua New Guinea outbreak spreads

Woman with cancer died with virus at the Port Moresby hospital linked to all recent casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePapua New Guinea has recorded its first Covid-19-related death – the first Pacific island fatality outside US territories and the first in Melanesia – as it seeks to contain an outbreak in the main hospital in its capital, Port Moresby.The 48-year-old woman – who had stage four breast cancer – died in Port Moresby general hospital on Sunday. She died with the novel coronavirus, doctors said, and her illness and death “may have been complicated by Covid-19”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/first-coronavirus-linked-death-in-melanesia-as-papua-new-guinea-outbreak-spreads #world_news #papua_new_guinea #pacific_islands #asia_pacific #coronavirus_outbreak