M&CC to charge vendors $5000 for not wearing face masks
All Stallholders/Vendors and their staff operating in the municipality of Georgetown, are required to wear face masks throughout the duration of their operations. Failing...
Two more succumb to COVID-19; 53 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health has informed that two more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the total...
Over $48B earmarked for construction, rehab of hospitals, centres this year
In a push to enhance Guyana’s healthcare infrastructure and diagnostic capabilities, the government has plans to allocate a staggering $48.5 billion of its proposed...
Govt. to commence training laboratory staff to combat Monkeypox
The Ministry of Health has organized training for laboratory staff regionally to combat the infectious monkeypox disease which is rapidly spreading around the world.
The...
COVID-19 Update: Eight new cases reported; total confirmed cases now 308
Eight new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from 49 tests done, bringing the total number cases in to 308.
Of this total, there are 156...
Guyana’s two major political parties blame each other for “politicising” COVID-19
By Staff Writer
As Guyana continues to grapple with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the two major political parties in Guyana are locking horns;...
Public Urged To Not Support Unlicensed Water Vendors
Even as EMPRETEC Guyana Inc. urges Guyanese to not support unlicensed water operators in a bid to stop the spread of diseases, the organisation...
‘Name and shame’ campaign to address patient abandonment at GPHC
A culture of patient abandonment continues to plague the country's premier public health institution – the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Guyana Standard has learnt...
CDC distributed 10,000 COVID-19 relief items countrywide – Director-General
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has distributed 10,000 relief items and has provided other forms of humanitarian support countrywide to persons affected by the...
Health Ministry debunks claims that contaminated tests being sent to Guyana
The Health Ministry is denying that fake and contaminated tests are being sent to Guyana.
See full statement below:
The Ministry of Health would like to...
