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Reg. One communities request sanitisers, masks as COVID-19 cases climbThe communities of Warapoka and Waramuri in Region One have requested sanitisers and masks as the number of positive COVID-19…
54-year-old man dies of COVID-19, taking death toll to 131A 54-year-old man of Region Four is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The overall death toll is now at 131…
COVID-19 testing unit to be set up at Grove Health CentreSee full statement from the Ministry of Health below: The Ministry of Health’s Mobile Testing Unit will be stationed at…
ANSA McAl donates drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patientsThe Ministry of Health on Wednesday received 100 vials of Remdesivir from ANSA McAL Trading Limited to aid Guyana’s fight…
Child cancer deaths: Culpable doctors were removed from GPHCBy Vishani Ragobeer The medical doctors who were involved in the misadministration of drugs, which led to the deaths of…
Health Ministry clears yearlong backlog of HIV tests for babiesThe Health Ministry has successfully cleared off the yearlong backlog of 109 HIV tests for babies. These tests are available…
79 new COVID-19 cases recorded, 13 in ICUThe Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 79 new COVID-19 cases from 408 tests. This brings the total number of…
Mobile testing units for Diamond following spike in COVID-19 casesFollowing an increase in positive COVID-19 cases in Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), the Ministry of Health…
Seven new COVID-19 cases recordedThe Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded the lowest number of positive COVID-19 cases in weeks. Seven new cases were…
75,000 face masks sewn in first batch of Ministry's initiative The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Tuesday received over 75,000 face-masks, which represents the first batch sewn…
92-Y-0 man, 77-Y-0 woman die from COVID-19Two more persons died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 130. The Ministry of Health reported…
COVID-19 hospital to be operational within a weekThe Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara will finally be operational within a week, removing the burden from…
Kwebanna COVID-19 cases stabilising; spikes being addressed in nearby areasMinister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, has said while COVID-19 cases in Kwebanna, Barima-Waini (Region One) are stabilising, officials have…
CDC assists households affected by floodThe Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Monday deployed assessment teams to communities affected by flooding. Along the East Coast of…
Public hospitals to return to planned surgeriesPublic hospitals are preparing their surgical wards to complete surgeries which were put on hold since March 2020 when Guyana…
COVID-19 in the Pediatric population: Let’s not be complacentBy Dr Narendra C. Singh The global experience with children in the current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a much milder…
30 new COVID-19 cases recorded; 25 in Region FourThe Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases. Of these, 25 were recorded in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica).…
74-Y-O woman, 54-Y-O man latest COVID-19 deathsThe Ministry of Health has recorded two new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, taking the death toll to 128. The latest…

