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Palms COVID-19 patient dies at GPHCGuyana on Saturday recorded its 12th death as a result of COVID-19 complications. Seventy-eight-year-old John Damon, a former patient of…
MYO continues charity drive with food hamper distributionThe Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana (MYO), located in Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, has once again embarked on the…
Regions 1 & 7 account for 16% of COVID-19 cases; males 29-35 mostly affectedNo new case of COVID-19 was confirmed on Friday but the Ministry of Public Health is concerned about the increase…
Guyana now projected to record 785 COVID-19 cases; PAHO supports phased re-opening of economyBy Bibi Khatoon Guyana is now projected to record 784 cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the Pan…
PAHO says all frontline workers should be tested, donates 4,000 COVID-19 test kitsThe Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) on Friday donated 4,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits to the Ministry…
Chinese Embassy donates 30,000 face masks to City HallThe People’s Government of Fuzhou China, through the Chinese Embassy, on Friday donated 30,000 face masks to the Mayor and…
PAHO flays Public Health Ministry, says Guyana failing in its fight against Tobacco useBy Bibi Khatoon Country Representative of the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Dr William Adu-Krow has taken a…
Six more from Moruca test positive for COVID-19By Isanella Patoir Two family members of the first COVID-19 victim from Moruca in the North-West District, Region One along…
PSC against mandatory quarantine of returning Guyanese who test negative for COVID-19The Private Sector Commission (PSC) believes that the mandatory requirement for Guyanese to be quarantined for 14 days after returning…
11 new cases of COVID-19 in 24-hrs; total now at 150As of May 28, 2020, Guyana recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 in less than 24 hours bringing the total…
Over 90 persons fined by City Hall for not wearing masks, breaking curfewThe Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has fined 51 persons for not wearing face masks, 14 for illegal vending…
Returning Guyanese can choose Charlotte St. ‘long and short time’ hotel for quarantineFollowing numerous queries by Guyanese stranded overseas for the location of the ‘Baracara Hotel’ which is listed on the repatriation…
No new COVID-19 cases; Ministry concerned with ‘alarming’ situation along bordersNo new COVID-19 cases were reported for May 27, 2020, and the total stands at 139. A total of 67…
COVID-19 deaths continue to soar in BrazilBBC - The World Health Organization has warned that Latin America has become the epicentre of the crisis and Brazil…
Moruca’s first COVID-19 patient spent over 21 days in quarantine before being testedBy Isanella Patoir The first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Moruca, North-West District, Region One, spent over 21 days in self-quarantine…
Recovering patients moved to incomplete COVID-19 hospitalApproximately nine patients who have been tested negative for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), after spending weeks in isolation, were…
Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continue to climb; total now at 139As of May 26, 2020, Guyana recorded two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 139.…
Rupununi Chamber of Commerce wants border with Brazil to remain closed for the next 3 monthsSee below a statement issued by the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday: Two months ago, the Guyana…

