Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Papua New Guinea We advise caution when travelling to Papua New Guinea. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Papua New Guinea shares a land border with Indonesia. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 3.7.
There are currently 11 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Papua New Guinea. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Papua New Guinea.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Papua New Guinea.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Papua New Guinea from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Papua New Guinea due to crime, civil unrest, health concerns, natural disasters, and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Reconsider Travel to: Areas near the Panguna mine in Bougainville ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Risken för brottslighet är mycket stor. Naturkatastrofer och politiska oroligheter kan förekomma.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/papua-new-guinea/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
PNG may impose restrictions due to COVID-19, including lockdowns, at short notice. Follow the advice of local authorities. You can't enter the country unless you have an exemption from PNG authorities and have returned a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test within 14 days of travel (see Visas). Domestic flights are limited, and cancellations are ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/papua-new-guinea
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Papua New Guinea. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Papua New Guinea changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Papua New Guinea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Papua New Guinea changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Papua New Guinea to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Papua New Guinea changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Papua New Guinea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Papua New Guinea changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Papua New Guinea with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Papua New Guinea changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Papua New Guinea with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Papua New Guinea with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Papua New Guinea with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Papua New Guinea with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Papua New Guinea with a rating of 3.0.
Papua New Guinea with its capital Port Moresby is a country in Oceania (Melanesia), slightly larger than California (462,840 km²). The country is located Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia. The climate can be described as tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation. The landscape is mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills. With a population of about 5.92 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Port Moresby |
| Population | about 5.92 million |
| Size | 462.840 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than California |
| Common languages | English, Hiri Motu |
| Currency | Kina (short: PGK) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +675 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .pg |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | PG |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | PNG |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 598 |
These are problems Papua New Guinea is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Papua New Guinea. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Papua New Guinea.
Export products
Import products
Papua New Guinea is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Papua New Guinea.
Visiting the country Papua New Guinea is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Papua New Guinea.
There are currently 11 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Papua New Guinea. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea has a size of 462,840 km² or 178,703 mi² which is slightly larger than California.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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