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‘Not standard procedure’ - Health Minister apologises after father fetched child to burial groundAfter photographs surfaced on Facebook that a man in Region One (Barima- Waini) fetched his dead child from the Mabaruma…
Two children among 9 more COVID deaths; 1,082 new casesTwo more children - a six-year-old girl and a three-month-old baby girl have died from the dreaded coronavirus. They are…
What’s the other symptom of COVID-19? StigmaBy Fareeza Haniff [email protected] I never thought I was immune to contracting COVID-19 having reported and read the plethora of…
No vaccines given to baby who died in Reg. 6 - RHOA four-month-old baby, who was rushed to the Skeldon hospital in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) on Friday, has died…
COVID-19: 3-Y-0 boy among five more deaths; 1,065 new casesA three-year-old boy of Region Four who died on January 9 is among five new COVID-19 deaths recorded on Saturday,…
Guyana gets 28,800 doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccinesGuyana on Friday received a donation of 28, 800 doses of the Janssen Johnson and Johnson vaccines from the Government…
COVID-19: 14-mth-old boy among six new deaths; 865 new infectionsGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,081 with the addition of six new deaths, the Ministry of Health reported…
Full vaccination plus booster shots needed to combat Omicron surge - Dr. AnthonyWith the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus continuing to infect hundreds of people daily, the Minister of Health…
Digital vaccine card system should be ready in early 2022 - Health MinisterAbout five months after he announced that the local health authorities were moving towards digital COVID-19 vaccine cards, Minister of…
COVID-19: Nearly 8,500 in home isolation; 13 in ICUGuyana has broken its own record for the amount of COVID-19 infections recorded in one day; this time, 1,186 new…
Nearly 1,200 COVID cases recorded in 24-hrs; samples not yet sent to confirm Omicron variantThe number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to 8,680 after a total of 1,186 people tested positive within a…
Two more die from COVID; near 7,500 people in home isolationA 57-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) and an 80-year-old fully vaccinated woman from Region Six (East Berbice-…
Guyana sets another new record with 1,019 COVID cases in 24-hrsDays after Guyana reported its highest number of positive COVID-19 cases, the country has shattered the record with a total…
Gov't still to procure special children’s Pfizer vaccineBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] The local health authorities remain interested in vaccinating children aged five to 11 to protect them…
COVID Task Force will probe all breaches and deal with organisers ‘condignly’ - PMPrime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who heads the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), says that the body is committed…
Over 650 new COVID cases, more than 450 in Reg. 4; 13 in ICUGuyana’s overall confirmed COVID cases increased to 46, 005 after 665 new infections were recorded on Tuesday from 2, 181…
Rush for 1st, 2nd dose vaccines & boosters as COVID infects more The daily uptake in vaccination has jumped significantly in recent days even as the Ministry of Health continues to report…
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar rushed to ICU after testing for COVID- Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU of Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital, after testing positive for Covid-19.…

