Region Six records zero COVID-19 transmissions to date
—One imported case recorded —Regional Health Services Director assures efforts in place to prevent spread of virus DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 There has been no local transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in [...]
No new COVID-19 cases recorded
DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 The Ministry of Public health has reported that as of June 3, 2020, there are no new cases of the novel coronavirus recorded. An additional 27 tests were conducted [...]
Region Six records zero COVID-19 transmissions to date
—One imported case recorded —Regional Health Services Director assures efforts in place to prevent spread of virus DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 There has been no local transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in [...]
Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 153
—14 tests conducted in last 24 hours DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 As of June 2, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus remains at 153. The Ministry of Public Health [...]
Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 153
—14 tests conducted in last 24 hours DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 As of June 2, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus remains at 153. The Ministry of Public Health [...]
Region 7 set on flattening COVID-19 curve
DPI, Guyana, Monday, June 1, 2020 On Friday last, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud noted with great concern that Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) accounted for 10 percent of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in [...]
Mandatory 7-day home quarantine for stranded Guyanese upon return
DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 As the first wave of stranded Guyanese makes their way home during the second week of June, all will be subjected to a mandatory seven-day quarantine at their homes. [...]
Guyana receives 4,000 more test kits from PAHO
-local PAHO/WHO rep says ‘unnecessary’ tests should be avoided AS local health authorities continue to increase testing for the novel coronavirus, it is guaranteed that the country will not be without test kits for a [...]
‘Keep the measures in place’
…PAHO recommends two-week extension of COVID-19 measures …says cases could reach over 10,000 if lifted arbitrarily GUYANA’s emergency measures, which were employed to guard against the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), will come to [...]
Youths most vulnerable to COVID-19
-CMO says men more affected by the disease COMMON knowledge over the past few months has been that the elderly population is the most vulnerable to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), but an analysis of the [...]
Porous Reg. One border poses serious COVID-19 threat
–screening points now established THE Barima-Waini region, located in the north-western part of Guyana, is at greater risk of positive COVID-19 cases being imported from Venezuela. This is because of the porosity of the borders [...]
U.S tops 100, 000 deaths
…as COVID 19 continues to wreak havoc worldwide …neighbouring Brazil records 412, 000 cases, 25, 598 deaths (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, according to a [...]