UG students earmarked to receive COVID-19 assistance
– through UGSS initiative DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 15, 2020 The University of Guyana’s Student Society (UGSS) is providing students on both the Turkeyen and Tain campuses in need of assistance with care packages. President [...]
COVID-19 cases climb to 116
—3 new cases reported – 13 persons tested in the last 24hrs DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 15, 2020 The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has climbed to 116 following the testing of 13 [...]
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL PROTECTION STATEMENT ON OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 AT THE PALMS ELDERLY CARE FACILITY
The Ministry of Social Protection has been working diligently in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health in implementing protocols issued by the Ministry of Public Health to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus [...]
MoPH assures of quality COVID-19 quarantine, isolation facilities
DPI, Guyana, Thursday, May 14, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health has assured that its quarantine and isolation facilities are of the required standard, meeting basic needs of those who may be housed there. Deputy [...]
Regions 3 and 6 to establish COVID-19 testing facilities
−As MoPH expands testing efforts DPI, Guyana, Thursday, May 14, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health will be establishing COVID-19 facilities in Region Three, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara and Region Six, East Berbice-Corentyne. The Ministry of [...]
1 new recovery; no new COVID-19 cases
– 32 persons tested in the last 24hrs – 61 active cases isolated DPI, Guyana, Thursday, May 14, 2020 One more person has recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total to 42. Since [...]
41 so far recovered from COVID-19
-1020 tests conducted; 62 persons remain in isolation THE past 24 hours have been good for Guyana, as five more persons recovered from the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease and the country recorded no new [...]
COVID-19 to slash global economic output by US$8.5 trillion
…Pandemic to push more than 34 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 Against the backdrop of a devastating pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by 3.2 per cent this year, according [...]
Public compliance can help flatten COVID-19 infection curve – DCMO
−Lessons to be learnt from other countries DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Public compliance is crucial to the flattening of the novel coronavirus curve. This observation was underscored by Guyana’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer [...]
WHO calls for greater COVID-19 prevention, control measures in prisons
DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging world leaders to enhance their novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control measures to protect populations housed in places of detention. In his [...]
Two more recoveries; no new COVID-19 cases
– 34 persons tested in the last 24hrs – 62 active cases isolated DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Two more novel coronavirus (COVID-19) recoveries have been recorded bringing the total to 41. Since March [...]
Four new cases of COVID-19
-six persons now in ICU; 67 in institutional isolation REDUCING the transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease continues to be important at this time, as the infection rate continues to increase, with the latest [...]