Police to enforce Pandemic Act in PNG's second largest city of Lae
Papua New Guinea Police in Lae , Morobe Province will start arresting people without masks in public places.
Top Town Lae city, PNG. Photo by Femili studio |
Assistant Police Commissioner Peter Guinness announced recently that the Pandemic Act empowers the police to arrest people who do not abide by the covid-19 protocols.
ACP Guiness says police are committed to assisting the Health Department and relevant agencies in combating the spread of the virus.
He said this following surge in COVID-19 deaths and cases around the country.
NBC / PNG Today
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