TT confirms first covid19 case

(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) - Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed its first positive case of a coronavirus infection. At a press conference on Thursday, Health...

COVID-19: 21.8% of adult population fully vaccinated; Region 10 continues to lag

Some 231,766 or 47.6% of the Guyanese adult population have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, with 106,344 (21.8%) obtaining both shots, says...

COVID-19: Gov’t exploring ways to get private health institutions to join the fight

The Ministry of Public Health is working along with private health institutions to prepare them to test and handle cases of the Coronavirus Disease...

Drug shortages at any given time will not jeopardize lives – Pharmacy Director

Pharmacy Director of the Ministry of Health, Oneil Atkins, holds the view that no country can achieve 100 percent of the supply of medicines...

“Enhanced” containment measures to be implemented over alarming increase in COVID-19 cases

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), the Ministry of Public Health and various other ministries and government agencies, along with non-governmental organisations last evening...

Diamond ‘Smart Hospital’ almost complete

Transforming the Diamond Diagnostic Centre into a Smart Hospital is near completion with minor exterior works remaining. This was relayed by Minister of Health,...

Gov’t to secure monkeypox vaccine by end of September

The Guyana Government has placed an order with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to ensure Guyana receives a portion of the monkeypox vaccine by...

COVID-19 Update: No new cases; three patients in ICU

No new case of COVID-19 has been recorded out of the 37 tests conducted within the last 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases...

Guyana observes World Malaria Day 2020

Today, the 25th April, 2020, Guyana joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Malaria Day under the theme ‘Zero Malaria Starts with...

Enforcement of anti-COVID measures still a weak area; more education needed – Health Minister

Enforcing anti-COVID-19 measures remains a herculean task for Guyanese authorities even as the virus continues to ravage Guyana with 78 deaths in six months. During...

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