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COVID-19 hospital ready to house positive casesPhase one of the repurposing of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is completed; this will now allow for…
No follow-up test needed to be cleared of COVID-19 – Min. AnthonyMinister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has confirmed that persons who had initially tested positive for COVID-19 do not need…
80-Y-0 man dies from COVID-19; total deaths now at 36Guyana on Saturday recorded its 36th COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health in a statement said the patient was an…
Four new COVID-19 cases; 9 in ICUThe Ministry of Health on Saturday reported four new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of cases to 1,184, inclusive…
Flight crew was not prepared to transport suspected COVID-19 patient- GDFThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said its aircraft refused to transport a suspected COVID-19 patient from Mabaruma, Region One in…
Three more COVID-19 deaths; 40 new cases, 9 in ICUThe Ministry of Health on Friday reported three more COVID-19 deaths without providing any details on the victims. The announcement…
COVID-19 patients with no symptoms cannot transmit virus after 13 daysThe Ministry of Health recently adopted updated guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to discharge positive COVID-19 patients who…
PAHO/WHO not opposed to re-opening Guyana’s airports mid-SeptemberWith strict systems in place to detect positive COVID-19 cases upon arrival, country representative of the Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health…
PAHO/WHO rep. says COVID-19 tests of high standardThe Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) is instrumental in Guyana’s fight against COVID-19 from the training of microbiologists to…
47 new COVID-19 cases; 10 in ICUGuyana’s confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped to 1, 140 on August 27, 2020, after 47 additional persons were tested positive. The number…
52-Y-0 man dies from COVID-19A 52-year-old man identified as Alfred Humphrey is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The News Room was reliably informed that the…
33 new COVID-19 cases recordedGuyana on August 26, 2020 recorded 33 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total known cases to 1, 093. There are…
Young mother undergoes first of its kind lifesaving brain surgery in GuyanaBy Isanella Patoir Twenty-four-year-old Analisa Latchman of Lima Sands, Essequibo is the first patient in Guyana to undergo a skull…
PAHO rep. urges Gov’t to revert to 6pm-6am curfewWith COVID-19 cases in Guyana surpassing 1,000, country representative of the Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Dr…
Guyana on PAHO’S priority list for COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021By Bibi Khatoon The Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) is currently supporting several countries to get an…
GDF aircraft refuses to transport suspected COVID-19 patient from Mabaruma to GPHCA Guyana Defence Force (GDF) aircraft on Wednesday afternoon refused to transport a suspected COVID-19 male patient from Mabaruma, Region…
Police allowed Cubans in quarantine to visit supermarkets, liquor storesRegional Chairman for Region Six, David Armogan has revealed that Cubans who entered Guyana illegally within the last two weeks…
Health Ministry releases conflicting COVID-19 figures for TuesdayThe Ministry of Health on Tuesday released inaccurate COVID-19 figures which did not add up to the 31 new cases…

