COVID-19: One new case recorded; total now 94
Guyana has recorded one new COVID-19 case; taking the total number to confirmed cases to 94. This is according to the Ministry of Public...
COVID-19 Update: No new cases recorded; 32 persons tested within the last 24 hours
The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases remains at 113, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle, reported moments ago.
She noted...
Three more die of COVID-19; death count now 573
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of August 13, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Three more fatalities take COVID-19 death count to 1,004
Three more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, taking the number of deaths since March 2020 to 1,004, the Health Ministry said...
Public gatherings, non-essential travel being discouraged in wake of Confirmed Coronavirus case
As Guyana confirms its first Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) case, President David Granger has advised that public gatherings and non-essential travel be discouraged. He has...
Govt announces two-week tax-free bonus for all health sector employees
– a further $612 million placed in the hands of health sector workers
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance,...
IDB pledges US$12B to help Guyana, other Caribbean countries’ COVID-19 efforts
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is implementing several measures to help the governments of Guyana, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and many...
Survey ongoing to determine if Guyana is filaria-free
Guyana's Health Ministry has begun a survey to determine if the country is free of filaria, Minister Dr Frank Anthony has disclosed.
The survey comes...
Police should ’round up’, charge those spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation – Dr. Ramsammy
Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that the police should "round up" and charge those who are sharing misinformation about COVID-19...
11,205 nursery-aged children screened for underlying conditions
Over 11,000 first and second-year nursery children have been screened for underlying health conditions as part of the Ministry of Health’s Comprehensive Child and...
