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Majority of patients at COVID hospital are pregnant women
There are 38 patients currently hospitalised at the National Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Georgetown and of that number, 23 of them are pregnant women.
During his COVID-199 update on Friday, Minister of Health Dr Frank…
More than 4,700 children tested positive for COVID-19 since 2020
Since March 2020, a total of 4,766 children across Guyana have been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony.
During his daily COVID-19 update on Thursday, the Health Minister explained…
Teen with Lupus to get kidney from father, but public support needed
Adaicia Semple is a 16-year-old from Tempie Village, West Coast Berbice.
She was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, Lupus, a year ago and is now battling kidney failure.
Lupus commonly affects the skin, joints and kidneys.
Lupus…
More COVID deaths, 89 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported that two persons who tested positive for COVID-19 died on November 24.
The ministry is also now reporting a death that was recorded in April this year. A 77-year-old fully vaccinated man from…
November COVID-19 death toll moves to 50; 79 new cases
A 55-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, according to information provided by the Ministry of Health.
With this new death, a total of 980 people have been confirmed…
More Pfizer vaccines expected but no word on special doses for children aged 5 to 11
Another shipment of the US-made Pfizer vaccines is expected in “early December” but there is no clear indication when the local health authorities will be able to secure the special doses needed for children aged five to 11 years old.…
Region Six women latest COVID-19 deaths
Two elderly women, age 93 and 71, have died from COVID-19, taking the country’s death toll to 979 since the first case was confirmed in March 2020.
November’s death toll has now increased to 49; both women were from Region Six (East…
Reg. Two among the regions with low vaccination rate
Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) has become one of the regions where fewer residents have been getting vaccinated, and if these people remain unvaccinated, they are more likely to be hospitalised or worse, die from COVID-19.
This is…
Local clinic boosts services with ISO 9001:2015 standard
Dr. Shiwnandan’s Clinic, located on Thomas Street, Georgetown, has become the ninth company to be certified by Global Compliance Service Guyana Inc. (GCS) with the ISO 9001:2015 Standard for the Provision of Complete Medical Certificates…
Malaria detected among Venezuelan migrants in Region One
Malaria, the disease that plagues the hinterland regions, has been detected among the Venezuelan migrants who have settled in Anabisi, Port Kaituma, in the North West District, Region One (Barima-Waini).
“We were able to detect among the…