The PNG Sports Foundation, 19 May 2020:
As the Government Agency of Sports is pleased to produce this back to Sports COVID 19 Protocol to all our stakeholders.
The back-to-sports COVID19 Protocol will enable the PNG Sports Foundation to initiate an active data monitoring system in all our venues.
PNGSF CEO Peter Tsiamalili Junior said the protocol is part of the organizations efforts towards contact tracing.
PNGSF CEO Peter Tsiamalili Junior
Photo Credit: PNGSF
“The Foundation will issue membership passes for all stakeholders and staffs to enter into our sports facilities, everyone person must be accounted when using our facilities.
“The return to normal for sports, it’s spectators and sponsors, will be further enhanced by facebook live streams as a mitigating measure for crowd control and social distancing.
This will create the opportunity for viewership of our local sporting content on all social media platforms.”
“Let us all embrace the new normal of Sports in Papua New Guinea and take the challenges as unprecedented opportunity to excel and monetize sports in a manageable and closed environment that is health conscious and globally responsible.” Tsiamalili said.
PNGSF Board Chairman Ian Chow said “I take this time to convey my sincerest appreciation to our Prime Minister and Minister for Sports Hon. James Marape and National Government for taking shift precautionary measures in ensuring Papua New Guinea continues to be COVID19 free and safe.”
“As the World strives to return back to a new normal, the space of Sports in Papua New Guinea will also be returning to a new normal. The Board of the Foundation extends our gratitude to Dr Kapua Kapua who was appointed as our Chief Medical Officer, overseeing the Rita Flynn COVID19 Multipurpose facility, for developing our COVID19 back to Sports Protocols.”
“As Chairman, I am proud to present this overarching Sports Protocol guide which will protect all our stakeholders return back sports in a safe manageable COVID 19 free environment.”
