Positive COVID-19 cases climb to 185 in Reg. 7
− Five regional hospital staff test positive DPI, Guyana, Friday, August 14, 2020 Regional Health Officer (RHO) of Region Seven, Dr. Edward Sagala, in a statement via the region’s official Facebook Page, indicated [...]
Gov’t looking to increase COVID-19 assistance funds
— ironing out disbursement method DPI, Guyana, Friday, August 14, 2020 The PPP/C Government is currently ironing out how it will disburse the $4.5Billion direct assistance, in a transparent manner while reaching those people who are [...]
Chinese Gov’t once again contributes to COVID-19 fight
− 4th donation made since COVID-19 identified in Guyana DPI, Guyana, Friday, August 14, 2020 Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency, Cui Jianchun, on Friday, handed over a number of supplies to the Ministry of [...]
Press statement from Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony
August 14, 2020 The Government of Guyana is extending the COVID-19 Emergency Measures (No. 7), published in the Official Gazette of July 30, 2020 which is set to expire on August 15, 2020, to August [...]
Phased reopening being reviewed
— new order expected to reflect mandatory mask-wearing in public — public urged to abide by COVID-19 preventative measures — education programme to roll out on COVID-19 DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 13, 2020 The new [...]
More COVID-19 testing to be done in hinterland regions
─ Regions 7, 9 to receive new medical staff ─ programme created to educate citizens on COVID-19 guidelines DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 13, 2020 Earlier today, in a virtual discussion hosted by the National Communications Network [...]
Lack of technical capacity at APNU/AFC’s leadership level led to ineffective COVID-19 response – Min Anthony
─ responds to former Minister’s claims of politics hampering progress ─ refers to limited stakeholder involvement as reason for poor implementation of guidelines DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 13, 2020 Newly-appointed Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. [...]
Health Ministry weighing options to allow for self-quarantine/isolation
— says compliance by the general public is essential moving forward DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 13, 2020 Notwithstanding the significant impact COVID-19 has on the lives of Guyanese, newly-appointed Minister of Health, Hon. [...]
Ramping up COVID-19 tests will expose true infection numbers – Minister Anthony
— no region is immune to COVID-19 — Ministry of Health to train more lab technicians to improve testing capacity DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 13, 2020 Guyanese can have more confidence in the efforts being [...]
21 new COVID-19 cases recorded
— 2 more recover DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Ministry of Health has reported that the total number of confirmed cases, of the novel coronavirus, now stands at 623 as of [...]
President Ali advises Cabinet to work remotely
— after Foreign Affairs Minister tests positive for COVID-19 DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, this afternoon announced that Minister of Foreign [...]
PAHO/WHO does it again!
─ another donation made to Guyana’s COVID-19 fight DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) today donated a large quantity of medical equipment to the Ministry of [...]