Twelve new cases of COVID-19 reported; total now 171

Guyana has confirmed 12 new cases of the COVID-19 virus. This takes the total number of persons infected with the disease to 171, says...

COVID-19 Update: Seven more die, death count now 654

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of September 06, 2021, seven more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Health Minister meets with GPHC’s Management on Omicron wave

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Sunday held a meeting with senior management staff at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to discuss...

COVID-19: Minister says contingency plans in place as ICU capacity nears exhaustion

By Staff Writer Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony has assured that contingency plans are in place should the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Infectious...

COVID-19 Update: 81 new cases; nine in ICU

Guyana has recorded 81 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March, 2020 to 10,718. There are nine persons...

Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux

As we continue our discourse on matters of health, I draw your attention to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. In order to...

Medical Breakthrough…‘A pill that lets you know you have taken it’

Although it may be a requirement for persons to take life saving medications on a daily basis, this undertaking could, at times,...

Republic Bank loses US$36.1M in profits due to COVID-19

As a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, Republic Financial Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries recorded a profit attributable to shareholders of US$81.7...

10 children died of COVID-19 since March 2020 – Health Minister

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 10 children in Guyana since the country confirmed its first imported case back in March 2020, says Health...

COVID-19: We need to change our behavioral patterns, practice social distancing – GCCI

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) says that if Guyana is to truly stop the transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),...

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