Only lab results can prove if dead patient was infected with Coronavirus – Health...
By Suraj Narine
Local health officials are awaiting lab results to ascertain whether the woman, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) this...
Jamaica confirms first case of the Coronavirus
(Jamaica Gleaner) - Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the disclosure a short...
No case of coronavirus in Guyana
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana's main public health facility, and the Ministry of Public Health just released a joint statement that Guyana...
South Korea mass wedding defies coronavirus fears
(BBC) - Thousands of couples have attended a mass wedding held by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, also known as the...
PAHO providing technical cooperation to Caribbean countries on Coronavirus
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said that it is working with health ministries in Latin America and the Caribbean to help them prepare...
China Coronavirus deaths hit 259; 11,791 infections
(Aljazeera) - The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has surpassed 250, the government said on Saturday, as foreign nations tightened restrictions on travellers from China in...
Exercise extreme caution in contemplating travel to and from China – Gov’t.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese authorities have confirmed that a new virus, Novel Coronavirus, similar to the virus that causes the...
Health Ministry, NGOs partner to end TB
The National Coordinating Coalition (NCC) Incorporated has received a $22.3M grant from the Global Fund to improve its efforts in the fight to end...
CARPHA urges Region to be proactive, vigilant as cases of Coronavirus increase internationally
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has activated its incident management team and is coordinating the Regional Health response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus...
Guyana begins screening for Coronavirus at CJIA, Eugene F. Correia Airport – DCMO
By Suraj Narine
The Ministry of Health this morning met with port medical officers to discuss detection and necessary measures to be taken when dealing...
