Gov’t mulls closure of non-essential health services to focus on COVID-19 treatment, care

Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today that non-essential health care services provided by public medical facilities may have to be closed to free...

Businesses must enforce COVID-19 measures; 34.4% of adult population fully vaccinated – Minister

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, is appealing to local businesses to enforce the gazetted COVID-19 guidelines. During Thursday’s COVID-19 update, the health minister said...

Over 300 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in 24 hours

Guyana is currently witnessing a surge in COVID-19 infections, with the country recording 313 cases within the last 24 hours. According to the Health...

Five more die of COVID-19; death toll reaches 692

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of September 13, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19),...

Gov’t will keep administering Sputnik V first dose despite scarcity of second shot

As thousands of Guyanese await their second Sputnik V jab, the Government has no plans to suspend the administering of the first dose. Guyana...

Four more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 687

Four more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...

None of the 36 persons, who died last week of COVID-19, was vaccinated –...

Guyana recorded 36 COVID-19 fatalities last week, making it one of the deadliest weeks since the country confirmed its first imported case on March...

Guyana records five more COVID-19 deaths, over 200 new cases

Five more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...

GPHC denies understaffing of ‘COVID-19’ hospital

A Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) spokesperson, Chelauna Providence, says that at no time was the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal understaffed. Her response came...

Suddie’s multi-specialty hospital will be part of the modern healthcare system —President Ali ...

President, Dr. Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the new $2B multi-specialty hospital, to be constructed in Suddie on the Essequibo Coast, is part of...

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