Guyana records 24 recoveries from COVID-19
The Ministry of Public Health has reported that 24 persons have been medically cleared and have since recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
In the...
Cancer patients at higher risk of contracting most severe form of COVID-19 – Oncology...
Dr Latoya Gooding, Oncology Specialist attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Oncology Department, says that individuals who are diagnosed with cancer and are on...
Health Minister praises healthcare professionals for their invaluable work in COVID-19 battle
Admitting that healthcare professionals are the smartest, innovative and conscientious people she knows, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence sought to wholeheartedly thank them...
UNICEF introduces KAP survey to support national response to COVID-19
(DPI) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has activated level three emergency operations and support to the Guyana government in the fight against...
Spending to transform Oceanview Hotel should be transparent, subject to auditable process- Dr. Mangal
Since the government announced some weeks ago that it would be spending over $1B to transform the Oceanview International Hotel into a special facility...
COVID-19: Emergency measures to continue until June 3rd; airports remain closed
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) advises that:
- the emergency COVID-19 measures gazetted on April 9th by the Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda...
Guyana ranks 55th among 149 countries in readiness to relax COVID-19 lockdown; T&T, Barbados...
By Feona Morrison
Guyana has ranked 55th among 149 countries in terms of readiness to begin relaxing lockdown measures enforced to curtail the spread of...
Guyana confirms ninth COVID-19 death
Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda Lawrence, today confirmed the ninth death in Guyana as a result of COVID-19.
The deceased is Samuel Morris, 67...
Stranger donates kidney to help save 17-y-o diagnosed with end-stage renal disease
One year after 17-year-old Jamaicy Broomes was diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease( ESRD), she has found a kidney donor.
ESRD occurs when chronic kidney disease...
COVID-19 UPDATE: Guyana now has 78 cases; virus in several densely populated areas of...
There are now 78 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Guyana.
The latest figures provided by the Public Health Ministry indicated that...
