Even so, Reist says she has worked every weekend for the past two months, while Van Rouwendaal and his team are regularly pulling 20-hour days.
Papua New Guinea was said to be polio-free since 2000,, which was contained within the same year.
The latest cases were found to be carrying a virus strain genetically linked to one circulating in Indonesia. Papua New Guinea shares a border with Indonesia's easternmost Papua province.Health Minister Elias Kapavore has vowed to achieve 100% polio immunisation in the country by the end of this year."There is no excuse... Polio is a serious disease," he said.
The ongoing campaign will target children aged 10 and below and is expected to reach around 3.5 million people."The battle on polio starts today," the department wrote in a Facebook post yesterday.
The WHO, UN's children agency Unicef and Australia's government are supporting Papua New Guinea in its rollout of vaccines.
Unicef's Papua New Guinea representative Veera Mendonca pointed out the disparity in vaccination coverage across the country - with coverage as low as 8% in some districts.There will be stalls, entertainment from the 1940s, music, memorabilia and displays. A beacon will be lit on Market Hill at 21:30 BST.
Two teenagers have been arrested for allegedly stealing from a shop and threatening staff, Jersey Police say.Officers said they received a call from the Coop Locale, La Colomberie, on Sunday at 19:10 BST.
Officers took a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old into custody.Both were later released on bail, with anyone with information about the incident being asked to contact the police.