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UK donates 84, 800 doses of AstraZeneca to Guyana
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that the UK is sending 84,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Guyana as part of the first batch of the 100 million doses the UK pledged,…
Unvaccinated Giftland staff required to submit negative PCR COVID test weekly
Staff of the Giftland OfficeMax, who have not taken their COVID-19 vaccines, will be required to present a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test at the beginning of each work week.
This requirement was communicated by…
Another 53 people infected with COVID-19
The Ministry of Health has reported that another 53 people have tested positive for SARS- CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19.
These new cases were detected after 1,693 samples were tested. In total, there have now been…
Operating theatres, modern ICU for Mabaruma Hospital
The ‘SMART’ hospital project ongoing at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital in Region One is slated for completion at the end of August, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said on Tuesday.
The “smart” hospital initiative is funded by the…
‘Silent killer’ Hepatitis is 3rd leading sexually transmitted infection in Guyana
Because it is not commonly known, Hepatitis clouds itself as a silent killer in being the third leading sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Guyana outside of HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Keisha Chin, the National STI Coordinator at the National…
Ministry tackling COVID vaccination in bilingual communities
The Ministry of Health has translated the COVID-19 vaccination messages in all nine indigenous languages in an effort to overcome the hesitancy of some persons to take the vaccine.
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony, during his daily…
More ‘explicit’ travel instructions coming- Health Minister
Additional travel guidelines and requirements for incoming passengers to Guyana can be expected in another few days, according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony.
The Minister said this on Monday during his daily COVID-19…
Woman, 37, among three COVID-19 deaths; 31 new cases recorded
An additional three persons, who tested positive for COVID-19, have died, the Ministry of Health reported in a statement on Monday. This takes the country’s death toll from the virus to 530.
The ministry noted that the latest fatalities…
House splits in half as floodwaters rise again in Kwakwani
Though floodwaters had receded significantly, the situation in Kwakwani, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) is still dire; Regional Chairman, Deron Adams, reported that a house split in half due to rising waters as a result of the recent…
10,000 Sputnik V second doses arrive; rollout continues from Tuesday
A shipment of 10,000 second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines for COVID-19 arrived in Guyana on Monday morning, Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has confirmed.
During his daily COVID-19 update on Monday,…