Guyana among 8 countries benefitting from UK COVID-19 response funding
DPI, Guyana, Saturday, May 23, 2020 The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) is contributing GYD$ 796.4 Million (US$3.8M) the Pan American Health Organisation to help eight countries in the Region contain the spread [...]
Bartica records first COVID-19 Case
—Mayor urges all to comply to regulations DPI Guyana, Saturday, May 22, 2020 Mayor of Bartica, His Worship Gifford Marshall confirmed on Friday that the mining town has recorded its first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case. [...]
Gov’t clears return of 300 stranded Guyanese
…NCTF insists they must be COVID-19 free THE National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has approved the controlled re-entry of approximately 300 Guyanese stranded overseas who will return to the country after testing negative for COVID-19. [...]
Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Foundation distributes 1000 hampers
… to Organisations and Communities AS the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact the world, and more so Guyana, overseas-based organisation, the Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Foundation, has embarked on distributing 1,000 food hampers [...]
NCTF approves return of approx. 300 Guyanese
—must satisfy strict guidelines DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 22, 2020 Under the controlled re-entry policy, the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has permitted the return of approximately 300 Guyanese nationals who are stranded overseas. In [...]
COVID-19 mobile testing unit coming to Diamond, Cornelia Ida
—in La Parfaite Harmonie until May 23 DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 22, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the COVID-19 testing mobile unit will be coming to the communities of Diamond on [...]
No new COVID-19 cases
– Citizens urged to observe preventative measures DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 22, 2020 While no new COVID-19 cases have been reported today, citizens are being urged to not return to ramp up hand-washing and physical [...]
NCTF approves conditional re-entry of Guyanese stranded overseas
Press Release National COVID-19 Task Force – Friday, May 22, 2020 The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) today held a special meeting to consider the applications of various groups of Guyanese stranded overseas as a [...]
Mercy Hospital launches COVID-19 testing and treatment centre
A section of the facility on the East Coast . GEORGETOWN, May 22, 2020 — As the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year, it has risen to the challenge [...]
COVID-19 transmission high despite emergency measures – MoPH data shows
—Infections figures see steady increase —More men infected DPI, Guyana, Thursday, May 21, 2020 Data released by the Ministry of Public Health has shown that despite the emergency measures the rate of transmission continues to [...]
10 recoveries; COVID-19 cases rise by 2
DPI, Guyana, Thursday, May 21, 2020 Ten more patients have recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) taking the total to 57 recoveries so far. This was disclosed by the Director of Primary Health Care Services, [...]
M&CC continues street sanitisation exercise
By Kellon Rover DPI, Guyana, Thursday, May 21, 2020 Sanitisation exercises are ongoing throughout several major public spaces within the Capital City to stop further transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A collaboration between the [...]