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Four more COVID-19 deaths; another 14 people infected The Ministry of Health has reported that four individuals, two men and two women, have died after they were infected…
Guyana to get 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines this weekA shipment of 100,000 doses of the Chinese manufactured Sinopahrm vaccine, used to inoculate people against the COVID-19 virus, is…
Guyana nears 20,000 COVID-19 casesThe Ministry of Health has reported that another 103 people have been infected with the disease, COVID-19 taking the total…
Three more men dead from ‘COVID’; 100 new casesAnother three men have died from the disease, COVID-19 taking the total death toll to 462, with 64 of those…
Another 'COVID' death, 109 new cases, 17 in ICUAnother man has succumbed to the dreaded COVID-19 virus taking the overall death toll to 459 since March 2020 while…
About 87 people hospitalised daily with COVID-19 - Health Min.There is an average of 87 people locally who are impacted by the more severe effects of the disease, COVID-19,…
Next shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX delayedGuyana’s next shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility - a global mechanism that was created to ensure the…
GBTI blood donation drive aims for 50 units in 2021The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) continued a tradition of hosting a blood donation drive, with an exercise…
4 more COVID deaths; 206 new cases, 101 in Reg. 9 aloneGuyana has recorded four more COVID-19 deaths taking the overall death toll to 458 since March 2020 while 60 persons…
31.1% of 202 COVID deaths were patients with hypertensionAn analysis of 202 of the now 454 COVID-19 deaths recorded in Guyana since the pandemic was discovered here in…
More than 100,000 people received both ‘COVID’ jabsMore than 100,000 people have received both their first and second doses of one of the three COVID-19 vaccines administered…
56 ‘COVID’ deaths in 23 days; 125 new cases in 24hrsTwo additional COVID-19 deaths have been recorded which means that there have already been 56 COVID-19 deaths recorded in the…
Health Min. orders another 86,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccinesAn additional 86,000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines were ordered by the Ministry of Health to bolster the…
Sand Creek grappling with spike in ‘COVID’ cases; another lockdown in effectBy Vishani Ragobeer Sand Creek, the South Rupununi village in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) has been grappling with…
Ahead of surgery, man with kidney failure needs help with dialysisChristopher Sukha, a 25-year-old man who has kidney failure, has been able to secure a donor for his kidney transplant…
Russian manufacturer confirms Guyana's Sputnik V authentic; Health Min. wants apology from HarmonThe General Director of the Corporate Centre of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Alexander Chistyakov, has confirmed the authenticity…
Three more die from 'COVID'; 90 new casesThe Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported three more COVID-19 deaths taking the toll since March 2020 to 452, while…
CARICOM nationals, flight crews received ‘COVID’ vaccines in GuyanaMinister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, on Tuesday, confirmed that several persons from countries across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have…

