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91 new COVID cases recordedA total of 91 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported in…
Guyana monitoring borders, ports for monkeypox cases as infections climb in Brazil With Brazil confirming over 1,000 cases of monkeypox infections, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has assured citizens that Guyana’s borders…
13 new COVID cases, one in ICUSome 13 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday.…
Health Ministry crafts plan to confront teenage pregnancy, other youth health issuesIn an effort to detect and treat health-related issues among young people, programmes will be developed by the Health and…
18 new COVID infectionsA total of 18 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry’s daily COVID…
41 new COVID infections; one patient in ICUA total of 41 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry’s daily COVID…
Region 7 man dies from COVID; 45 new cases recordedA 52-year-old man from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The…
To prevent resurgence of COVID infections, Dr. Anthony urges citizens to get vaccinatedWith the highly transmissible BA.5 variant of COVID-19 being detected, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is urging citizens to…
Way cleared for non-nationals to practice medicine in GuyanaThe way is now cleared for non-nationals to practice medicine in Guyana with the passage of the Medical Practitioners Amendment…
Rupununi communities to test new tech-focused health planFour small, far-flung communities in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) will be part of a Ministry of Health trial…
Two die from COVID, 69 new cases recordedTwo unvaccinated men are the latest COVID-19 fatalities, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. The men, a 76-year-old from…
Gov’t orders monkeypox vaccines, sets up isolation area at Liliendaal hospitalAlthough there is no one infected with monkeypox in Guyana, the government has ordered vaccines to bolster ongoing efforts meant…
62 new COVID cases, two patients in ICUA total of 62 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health’s…
Health Ministry in partnership to stop nurses from taking up overseas offersThe departure of local nurses from the profession is a growing problem that Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony hopes to…
Upgraded US$1.2M Leonora ‘smart hospital’ commissionedAs part of the Smart Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean Project, the upgraded Leonora Cottage Hospital was officially handed…
63 new COVID cases, two patients in ICUA total of 63 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on…
Guyana receives timely donation of paediatric COVID vaccines from U.SThe Guyana Government on Tuesday received 52,800 doses of the Pfizer special (paediatric) COVID-19 children’s vaccines from the U.S Government…
Seven new COVID infections, one in ICUSeven more persons were infected with COVID-19, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. With these new cases, infections recorded…

