COVID-19 Update: Three more die, death count now 564
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informrd that as of August 09, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
HERO Medical Team scheduled to conduct 38 adult and paediatric orthopaedic surgeries
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is currently hosting the Health and Education Relief Organisation (HERO) team once again, reinforcing a long-standing and impactful...
NCTF approves decisions for CARICOM officials to do WHO- approved pre-testing prior to arrival...
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) today held its statutory weekly meeting. Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo, Prime Minister of Guyana, presented the guidance and advice...
Persons living in regions bordering Brazil are at additional risk of contracting COVID-19
Guyana’s continental neighbour, Brazil, has recorded some 107, 780 COVID-19 cases with 7,321 deaths. For Guyana, this simply means that persons living in bordering...
Guyana confirms 70th COVID-19 case; two more recover
Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence said that 375 persons have been tested thus far, of which 305 were tested negative. This takes the number...
COVID-19 Update: Confirmed cases now 92; 27 patients recover
Guyana has confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases; taking the total number of known persons affected with the disease to 92.
The number of persons recovered...
63 percent of people in Latin America, Caribbean vaccinated against COVID-19 – PAHO
The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says that 63% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Despite this, the...
50 persons receive free joint replacement surgeries
Some 50 persons will walk pain-free this Christmas after benefitting from joint replacement surgeries free of cost, following a collaboration between the Georgetown Public...
Cops probing whether hospitals mistakenly discarded severed leg at dumpsite
A female’s leg which was found at a dumpsite in Rose Hall Town on December 26, 2018, was observed to be neatly cut, leading...
Guyana records 50 reported cases of suicide in six months
Guyana has recorded 50 reported cases of suicide for the period January to June, of this year.
While this figure has caused some concern, it...
