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Kwebanna goes on full lockdown this weekend
Kwebanna, a small village in the Moruca Sub-district in Region One will go on full lockdown from Sunday as a result of increased COVID-19 cases. The lockdown will last for two weeks, the village’s Toshao Paul Pierre told the News Room…
83 new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Public Health on Friday recorded 83 new COVID-19 cases; the highest to be recorded this week.
The new cases take the overall total to 3,960.
Of the new cases, 36 were recorded in Region One, three each in Regions Two…
Guyana, Canada consider joint effort to develop COVID-19 tracking app
Canadian High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony have held discussions about the development of an app that will greatly assist in tracking COVID-19 patients.
The Health Minister said the app will also…
Police get masks, money to protect ranks from COVID-19
Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie on Friday received 2,000 masks and a cheque valuing G$99,000 from the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to protect ranks from COVID-19.
According to the Commissioner, the funds will be used to purchase…
MovieTowne told to request Health Minister’s permission for ‘Drive-in Movie Night’
MovieTowne Guyana will have to seek the permission of Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony to host its ‘Drive-in Movie Night’ on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat, Col. Nazrul…
27 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases from 143 tests.
This brings the total known cases since March to 3, 877 of which 2, 853 persons have recovered and 117 persons have died.
There are 16 patients in the…
20,000 antigen tests ordered for the hinterland; to produce results within minutes
The Government has ordered 20,000 rapid COVID-19 antigen tests for selective hinterland regions.
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says this will increase the testing capacity in those areas.
During COVID-19 Update with DPI on…
Spike in COVID-19 deaths, cases in Region One
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 health crisis in Guyana, Region One has recorded a total of 626 cases. There are 101 active cases in the Region and 24 persons have died.
Regional Health Officer Dr Steve Cheefoon explained during an…
Another Region One man dies from COVID-19
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded the third COVID-19 death from Region One, a 68-year-old male. The Ministry in a statement said the patient died while receiving medical care. This pushes to the death toll to 117 and represents…
Opposition says home isolation leading to increased COVID-19 infections
There are over 800 persons with COVID-19 in home isolation and the Opposition believes this is the leading cause of the significant increase in positive cases of the disease and deaths.
Speaking a media briefing on Wednesday, APNU…
