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Vaccination of persons 18 yrs and older from Friday
Guyanese who are 18 years or older will now be eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine, says Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Advisor to the Health Ministry.
“We go to all age groups starting age 18 and above as of tomorrow for COVID-19…
153 new COVID infections from over 2,000 tests
Guyana on Thursday recorded one of the highest numbers of positive COVID-19 infections from a total of 2, 478 tests. 153 new cases were recorded, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020, to 11, 527.
In Region Four…
Two weeks after burial, body exhumed for identification and then immediately re-buried
The family of 35-year-old Wazim Ray Ramjattan, whose body was mistakenly identified by another family and buried two weeks ago, was able to get the body exhumed on Thursday. The exhumation was supervised by government pathologist, Dr Nehaul…
Single mom needs help for baby who requires facial reconstructive surgery
Nineteen-year-old single mother, Tracy Harris, is seeking the public’s help to offset the cost of reconstructive facial surgery for her one-year-old baby girl.
Little Saadiyah has Congenital Macrostomia or Tessier number 7 cleft, a rare…
Elderly Aishalton man dies from COVID-19; village on lockdown
By Isanella Patoir
A 96-year-old man from Aishalton Village in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) is the country’s latest COVID-19 fatality, taking the country’s death toll to 263.
Simon Marcello, one of the elders of the…
Brazil’s coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous -study
Reuters - Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to evade antibodies, according to scientists…
Though not prevalent, Guyana still has cases of Chagas disease
The World Health Organisation (WHO) while identifying Chagas disease as a neglected disease, says it remains a public health problem in several countries and regions in Latin America. April 14 was set aside as World Chagas Disease Day and…
Tremendous response to COVID-19 vaccination
Guyana is seeing “tremendous response” to its COVID-19 vaccination programme, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, revealed on Wednesday, noting that to date, a total of 67, 524 citizens have received their first dose of the Sinopharm,…
Two more elderly men die from COVID-19
Guyana on Wednesday recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the country’s death toll to 262.
The latest fatalities are two males – a 76-year-old from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and an 86-year- old male from Region 10 (Upper…
Two more COVID-19 deaths; 97 new cases recorded
As the upsurge in Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continues, two more deaths were recorded as of Tuesday, April 13, taking the toll to 260 since the first case was recorded in March 2020.
According to the Ministry of Health, the latest…