Health
Local business to distribute 2,000 hampers to vulnerable citizensA local business, Japarts has put together 2,000 hampers for distribution to vulnerable citizens affected by the current restrictions implemented…
4-Y-O dies From COVID-19 in JamaicaJamaica Gleaner - Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that…
World leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but U.S. won’t take partGENEVA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch a global initiative on Friday…
COVID-19 Task Force to decide whether to lift curfew on May 3The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has not yet decided whether it will end the 12-hour curfew on May 3.…
COVID-19 advice for those with TB, HIVDr. Quacy Grant, the Focal Point for Tuberculosis & HIV of the National Tuberculosis Programme in Guyana, has been speaking…
Low COVID-19 numbers may be because persons are ashamed or fearful of having the virusShame and fear of being tested positive for COVID-19 may be the reason why Guyana is reporting low numbers of…
All of St Lucia’s COVID-19 patients have now recoveredSt Lucia Times - As of April 22, 2020, Saint Lucia has a total of 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19.…
COVID-19: As virus advances, doctors rethink rush to ventilateBERLIN (Reuters) - When he was diagnosed with COVID-19, Andre Bergmann knew exactly where he wanted to be treated: the…
Guyana gets US$475,000 from U.S. to help in fight against COVID-19The United States Government will be releasing US$475,000 to Guyana to help in its fight against the deadly new Coronavirus.…
CDC donates 5,000 face masks to GPOC for pensionersThe Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Wednesday donated 5,000 face masks to the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), which will…
HIV persons at higher risk of contracting COVID-19Director of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS), Dr Rhonda Moore is pleading with persons living with HIV to reduce…
Georgetown is epicenter of COVID-19 cases; one person in critical conditionThe number of known COVID-19 cases in Guyana remain at 67 as of April 22 and Minister of Health Volda…
Early pension payment to commence April 29The Guyana Post Office Corporation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, continues to implement systems that seek to…
The infection that’s silently killing Coronavirus patientsThe New York Times - This is what I learned during 10 days of treating Covid pneumonia at Bellevue Hospital.…
67 COVID-19 cases, three persons in ICUAs of April 21, Guyana confirmed one new case of the new Coronavirus bringing the total number of cases to…
Guyana, Suriname agree on measures to allow food, fuel into river villagesAuthorities from Guyana and Suriname on Tuesday agreed that while borders will remain closed to prevent the spread of the…
NGO offers free counselling during lockdownCognizant of the impact of the lockdown on persons’ mental health, Critical Response Guyana -a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) ––is providing…


