Health Ministry increasing capacity at hospitals amid COVID-19 surge
Guyana’s Health Ministry is upping accommodation capacity at hospitals as the country witnesses a surge in COVID-19 infections. With some 4,070 active cases in...
Government investing $235M to upgrade No. 1 Dispensary, Dorothy Bailey health facilities
The government is investing $235 million to upgrade No. 1 Dispensary and Dorothy Bailey health facilities in Georgetown, aimed at expanding the level of...
Gov’t recalls substandard hand sanitizer
The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has immediately recalled the PURCILL Brand Hand Sanitizer from our local market.
The Department said that on...
Guyana’s President urges increased vaccination amid Omicron concerns
Guyanese health authorities are still awaiting information from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, before making critical alterations to...
Dental boat “Lady Janet” redeployed after $2.4M overhaul
After being out of service for some six years, the Lady Janet is finally up and running and will soon serve residents in the...
COVID-19: More tests done in January 2022 alone than entire 2020; 145 persons hospitalised
Some 55,429 COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far for the month of January this year, surpassing the number of tests conducted for the...
Guyana’s first known case of coronavirus triggers panic shopping, increased prices
Guyana Standard has received reports of massive shopping across the city late this afternoon, into the night. The "panic shopping" has been triggered by...
Two more die from COVID-19; Death toll now 62
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says that two persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have died.
The latest fatalities are...
Over 13 million people in Latin America, Caribbean at risk of missing meals due...
In a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, governments across the Latin American and Caribbean Region have been putting stringent social...
Medical Council still awaiting report from GPHC on death of young cancer patients
Although the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been able to link the actions of medical practitioners to the untimely demise of three young...
