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...
Progress being made in updating immunisation laws to administer COVID-19 vaccines – AG
Guyana’s immunisation laws must be updated in anticipation of receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines, says Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil...
CARICOM concerned about prospects of inequitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable access to vaccines to address the pandemic, especially for frontline workers...
Eureka clarifies it does not have capacity to detect new COVID-19 strain
Dear Editor,
We wish to respond to reports in sections of the media regarding our ability to detect new COVID-19 strains.
It should be noted Eureka...
COVID-19 Update: Guyana records 43 new cases
Guyana has recorded 43 new cases of COVID-19, taking the number of those tested positive since March 2020, to 6,696. These new cases were...
Region Two to open $12M Covid isolation facility
Region Two Regional Health Officer, Dr. Ranjeev Singh has said construction is soon to be completed on a $12 million COVID-19 facility at the...
Almost 93% of Guyana’s COVID-19 patients have recovered
The COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 92.5%, Health Ministry figures show. The dashboard released by the Ministry yesterday, indicated that some 5,990 persons recovered...
COVID-19: 33 new cases from 327 tests; recoveries almost 6,000
Guyana has recorded 33 new COVID-19 cases from 327 tests, Health Ministry data show. The dashboard, recently released by the ministry also indicates active...
Diamond ‘Smart Hospital’ almost complete
Transforming the Diamond Diagnostic Centre into a Smart Hospital is near completion with minor exterior works remaining. This was relayed by Minister of Health,...
Eureka says it is capable of detecting variant COVID-19 strains
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The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage worldwide, with the most recent development being reports of multiple emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. This...
