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GPHC says Lethem teacher did not contract COVID-19 at hospital
See full statement issued by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on Sunday:
The Board of Directors, Administration and staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) wish to express sincerest condolences to Mr.…
Lethem teacher flown to GPHC to treat illness contracts COVID-19 and dies
A 25-year-old teacher of the Arapaima Nursery School in Lethem, Region Nine who was air-dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital to treat a blood disorder, contracted COVID-19 while admitted there, her family claims and died from…
Partial lock down in Region 7; COVID-19 screening point placed at Sherima crossing
Officials of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have taken the step to implement more stringent measures to deal with and monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region.
In the Upper Mazaruni area, Toshaos along with the Task Force…
16 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Guyana on Saturday recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours bringing the total number of known cases in the country to 272, including 14 deaths.
The number of active cases in institutional isolation is 138, including three persons in…
Special emergency teams to enforce COVID-19 curfew, other measures
The National Covid-19 Task Force (NCTF) has taken note of the consistent and frequent violations of existing restrictions to protect citizens from the spread of the Novel Coronavirus.
As a consequence, it has requested the Ministry of…
Six more test positive for COVID-19
Six additional persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 34 hours, bringing the total number of cases in Guyana to 256.
The six persons came from 43 tests done, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
To date 2,711…
PSC disappointed with Govt’s management of COVID-19 crisis
The Private Sector Commission on Friday issued a statement in which it criticized the Government’s approach to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The body called for better more extensive testing to be conducted, better management of…
Santa Rosa student had started exam when he was escorted out
A 12-year-old Santa Rosa Primary National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) student had already started the first exam Wednesday when invigilators and education officials escorted him out; the child has been left traumatized because of the…
Mining operations suspended in Reg. 1, 7; curfew, COVID-19 measures extend to July 16
The Emergency COVID-19 measures have been extended to July 16th with additional restrictions for Regions One and Seven which have seen an increase in cases of the disease in recent weeks.
The updated order states that “all mining…
Santa Rosa student prevented from writing NGSA because parent tested positive for COVID-19
A National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) student from the Santa Rosa Primary School in Moruca Region One was denied entry to write the exams by regional health officials because one of his parents tested positive for COVID-19.
“A parent of…
