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Unvaccinated man dies from COVID; 157 new cases recordedThe death of an unvaccinated 69-year-old man of Region Three (Essequibo Island - West Demerara) has increased Guyana’s COVID-19 death…
New transplant law promises to save lives and cut costs- Health MinisterHealth Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says that the historic Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill will allow for many more…
‘Omicron is spreading faster than anything before’ - Dr. AnthonyThe new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is now affecting thousands of people worldwide and Health Minister Dr. Frank…
Reg. 1 woman dies from COVID-19; 87 new cases recordedGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,051 with the death of a 65-year-old woman of Region One (Barima-Waini) who…
32 new COVID-19 cases recordedGuyana’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 39, 151 with the addition of 32 new infections recorded on Tuesday,…
COVID-19 Taskforce not trying to be ‘party Grinch’ - Health MinisterThis holiday season has seen the COVID-19 Taskforce on an aggressive campaign to clamp down on gatherings and parties countrywide…
Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.(New York Times) - Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday implemented what he cast as the most sweeping vaccine mandate…
Citizens urged to brace for more heavy rains; authorities say water levels receding across GeorgetownThe authorities on Monday afternoon said floodwaters across the city have been receding as the National Task Force coordinated relief…
Two more men die from COVID, 12 new casesGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,050 with the deaths of two other men, the Ministry of Health reported…
‘SMART upgrades’ to Mabaruma Hospital to be completed by Jan 2022 - Health Min.Come January 2022, residents of Region One (Barima-Waini) are set to benefit from more health care services with the conversion…
Three more unvaccinated women die from COVID-19; 21 new casesThree more unvaccinated women have died after they were infected with the novel coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Health.…
9-month-old baby who died from COVID had gastroenteritis, pneumonia A nine-month-old baby boy is among Guyana’s latest recorded COVID-19 deaths but the baby was also experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis…
10 Christmas babies welcomed at GPHCTen bouncing babies- five boys and five girls- were welcomed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Christmas morning. And in…
Reg. 1 woman, 85, among three more COVID deaths; 44 new casesAn 85-year-old woman from Region One (Barima- Waini) is among the three latest COVID-19 deaths, according to the Ministry of…
Guyana surpasses 39,000 COVID-19 casesThere have been 44 new COVID-19 infections recorded over a 24-hour period and this has increased the total number of…
Guyana looking to buy COVID-19 treatment pill for citizensWith many of its citizens still not vaccinated against COVID-19, the Guyana Government said Friday it was eyeing the possibility…
Omicron not in Guyana but will reach here eventually – Health MinisterMinister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony Friday said he has no reason to believe that the more transmissible Omicron variant…
Two more unvaccinated persons die from COVID; 32 new cases recordedThe addition of two new COVID-19 deaths have moved the country’s overall death toll to 1, 042. Both victims are…

