Health

The positive COVID-19 cases in Region Seven, Cuyuni-Mazaruni continues to rise. As of August 09, 2020 the Region recorded 135 confirmed cases. After mass random testing in Bartica on Sunday, 94 persons are awaiting test results. Bartica…

Newly-appointed Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has been uncovering deficiencies and other issues currently existing within the sector including the countrywide incidence of drug shortages. As a result, patients suffering from…

Guyana on August 9 recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases to 568. The 14 new cases include seven males and seven females. With 189 recoveries and 22 deaths, the total number of active cases is now 357…

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony will soon begin talks with his counterpart in Suriname on the recommencement of the Guyana/Suriname Ferry Service under strict COVID-19 guidelines. The ferry service, which is the main transportation…

Guyana on August 8 recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases –ten males and six females –bringing the total number of known cases to 554. The new cases were recorded from 115 cases. With 22 deaths and 189 recoveries, there are 343 active cases…

The Government of Guyana has commenced securing an initial sum of $4.5B as an emergency response to help households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by President Irfaan Ali during his inauguration speech on Saturday…

Guyana on August 6 recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases to 538. With 22 deaths and 189 recoveries, there are 327 active cases in institutional isolation including two persons in the COVID-19 Intensive…

Months after the former David Granger Government issued a Notice of Compulsory Acquisition for the former Ocean View Hotel and went ahead to refurbish the building into a COVD – 19 hospital, the owner is now saying that they never entered…

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has temporarily closed its Lethem Office after one of its staff came into contact with a person who later tested positive for COVID-19. NIS in a statement said nine persons are employed by the office.…

By Isanella Patoir Antonio Torres, a 28-year-old secondary school teacher in Santa Rosa, Moruca in Region One is a recovered COVID-19 patient who has credited his recovery to a lot of exercise and what is known in Guyana as ‘bush…