Visitation to senior citizens’ homes suspended amid COVID-19
In taking precautions against the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Social Protection has suspended visitation to several senior citizens’ home. These...
Guyana now has 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases – DCMO
The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Guyana has increased from eight to 12. This is according to the Deputy Chief Medical...
Guyana records second COVID-19 death
Guyana has recorded its second Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) death.
According to sources, the man who is in his late 30s, succumbed to COVID-19 complications...
Let us all wear a mask, fight the coronavirus and save lives – Dr...
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Dr Zulfikar Bux is of the belief that if everyone wears a mask, it will slow down the transmission...
GT Mayor against lockdown, says City is not a light bulb you can switch...
Mayor of the City of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, is not a proponent of implementing a lockdown at this time because according to him, the...
Stop discriminating against healthcare workers; without them we cannot beat COVID-19 – GPHC CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Brigadier (retired) George Lewis, is urging the public to stop discriminating against...
COVID-19: Gov’t exploring ways to get private health institutions to join the fight
The Ministry of Public Health is working along with private health institutions to prepare them to test and handle cases of the Coronavirus Disease...
Guyana could record up to 1,400 COVID-19 cases – PAHO model predicts
Using a model designed by the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO), the projected number of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Guyana can reach 1,400 says Public...
COVID-19: FITUG says State support for affected workers needed as companies curtail operations
The presence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Guyana has forced many businesses to curtail operations and, in other instances, to shut their...
COVID-19: New Amsterdam goes on lockdown; residents to be indoors by 7pm
Mayor of New Amsterdam, Winifred Haywood has issued some new rules in light of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Guyana. In the...
