UK bans travel from Guyana, other South American countries following COVID variant identified in...

(BBC) - A ban on travellers to the UK from South America, Portugal and Cape Verde will come into force on Friday due to...

COVID-19: Three more die; 51 new cases recorded

Three more persons have succumbed to COVID-19, the Ministry has reported. The death toll is now 506. Guyana Standard understands that the patients were...

COVID-19: Housing Dept. suspends processing of applications, field exercises

Department of Housing has suspended all field exercises, processing of application forms and planning permission applications. This move forms part of the precautionary measures...

COVID-19: Two more die; death count now 449

Guyana's COVID-19 death count has increased to 449, following the deaths of a 57-year-old female and 64-year-old male from Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica). They both...

Govt. , UNICEF to host workshop to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

  The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Workshop on...

Staff being trained to man regional COVID-ICUs

(Department of Public Information) Twenty-nine ventilators will soon be arriving in the country, with some destined for regional hospitals. These facilities will now have...

75-Y-O man is latest COVID-19 fatality

  A 75-year-old, partially vaccinated, Region Four-man is Guyana's 1,225th COVID-19 fatality, the Health Ministry has reported. He died yesterday. Additionally, Guyana has recorded three more...

Only Regions Eight, 10 below 50% COVID-19 first dose vaccination rate

COVID-19 vaccination uptake has seen improvement in all regions except Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). This lag, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony says,...

COVID-19: Guyana has over 12,300 active cases; Kitty, Sophia, Tuschen, Cumming Lodge listed as...

  Guyana has recorded an additional 819 COVID-19 infections from 2,541 tests, taking active cases in the country to 12,355. Below is a regional breakdown...

87-Y-O man is Guyana’s 1,096th COVID-19 fatality

An 87-year-old, fully vaccinated Region Four man is Guyana's 1,096th COVID-19 fatality. He died today, the Health Ministry reported earlier this afternoon. The country has...

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