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Men found with COVID vaccination books, sick leave forms & medical equipmentThree men have been placed into custody pending an investigation after they were caught with four blank COVID-19 vaccination books,…
Employees without vaccination card, negative PCR test asked to leave Education Ministry buildingThe Ministry of Education has confirmed that a few employees were asked to leave the ministry’s 21 Brickdam office on…
Over 70,000 children to be vaccinated with PfizerThe United States (US) has donated 146,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Guyana, which will be used to immunise children aged…
Four more COVID deaths take toll to 601Guyana on Tuesday recorded four additional COVID-19 deaths taking the death toll to 601 since March 2020. The latest fatalities…
Guyana receives over 146,000 Pfizer COVID vaccine doses from USSee below full press release from the U.S Embassy in Georgetown: As part of President Biden’s promise to help the…
Guyana seeing significant rise in COVID cases - Health MinisterCOVID-19 cases in Guyana have spiked significantly since last week prompting a further and more urgent call from the Minister…
19 patients in COVID ICU, three more deaths recordedThe Ministry of Health has reported three more deaths from COVID-19, taking the overall death toll to 597. The latest…
Another 5,000 Sputnik V vaccines here; single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines arriveAnother 5,000 second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Guyana on Monday, with the first batch…
Reopening of schools: Health Minister makes plea for students to get vaccinatedMinister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is appealing for students between the ages of 12 and 18 to get vaccinated…
34,000 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines expected todayGuyana is expected to receive 34,000 doses of the US manufactured Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines today, according to the…
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine(ABC News) - The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the…
COVID death toll nears 600 with three more deaths, 112 new infectionsThree more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 died on August 20, taking the country’s death toll from the virus…
177 new COVID-19 cases, 15 in ICUA total of 177 new COVID-19 infections were recorded from 1,271 tests on Saturday, taking the overall number of confirmed…
Another three die from COVID-19; 111 new casesGuyana has recorded three additional COVID-19 deaths, taking the death toll to 591 with 44 of those deaths recorded during…
Low vaccination rate still a challenge in Region 10 - Health MinisterA low vaccination rate in Region 10 remains a challenge for the Ministry of Health, says subject Minister Dr. Frank…
Region Five man is latest COVID-19 death; 141 new infectionsA 35-year-old man from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) is the newest COVID-19 death reported by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.…
Guyana inks two agreements with Suriname in areas of agriculture, healthcareAs the curtains come down on an official four-day visit of Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi to Guyana, two agreements were…
Some healthcare workers still not vaccinated- Health MinisterEven though a two-week grace period was granted to healthcare workers to comply with the recently gazetted COVID-19 measures on vaccinations,…

