Health

Guyana continues to record an upsurge in COVID-19 infections with 88 new positive cases recorded on Tuesday from 1, 517 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 11, 277. Region Four accounted for the majority of new cases…

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, says there are stringent management and accountability of the Russian Sputnik V, given that the vaccines must be stored at minus 18 or minus 20 degrees Celsius to maintain its 92 per cent efficacy.…

By Isanella Patoir A Water Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara family is seeking closure and answers after their 35-year-old relative, Wazim Ray Ramjattan, was mistakenly identified by another family and buried. Ramjattan died from…

By Vishani Ragobeer Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, during his daily COVID-19 briefing on April 8, 2021, posited that vaccinations could prevent individuals from becoming hospitalised with the more severe symptoms of the disease,…

President Irfaan Ali has issued a passionate appeal for citizens to adhere to the guidelines put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying he would support stiffer penalties for those who continue to flout the guidelines.…

Hours after the Ministry of Health reported the death of two persons from COVID-19 on Monday, a third death was reported. The latest fatality takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 258. The latest fatality is a 64-year-old…

Guyana on Monday recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases from 397 tests, taking the country’s overall number of confirmed cases to 11,189. Half of the regions recorded new cases with Region Four registering 17 cases, closely followed by Region…

An additional 30,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrived in Guyana on Monday. The vaccines arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) onboard Amerijet International. Guyana, on April 2, received the first 25,000…

Guyana’s COVID-19 deaths climbed to 257 on Monday, with the Ministry of Health reporting the deaths of a 64-year-old man in Region Four and a 60-year-old woman from Region Three. They were both hospitalised for a period and died on Sunday,…

Two more persons died on Saturday, April 10, 2021, from COVID-19, taking the country’s death toll since March 2020 to 255. The latest fatalities are two women – a 65-year-old and a 63-year-old – who are both from Region Four…