Monday, June 8, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
Health
COVID-19: Helping strangers lying in a bed, nurses make the ultimate sacrifices, but face discriminationBy Bibi Khatoon Esofa Piggot has been sacrificing time away from his wife and two children –one just two months…
Courts donates $6.5M COVID-19 busCourts Guyana on Thursday donated a $6.5M bus to the Ministry of Public Health to support its fight against the…
Updated COVID-19 measures now gazettedUpdated COVID-19 measures, dated April 9, were Thursday published in the official gazette. These emergency measures are made pursuant to…
COVID-19: 21 persons who came from Barbados cleared to leave quarantine facility; confirmed cases remain at 37The Ministry of Health has announced that as of noon April 09, Guyana still had 37 confirmed cases of the…
His life centred on rugby and the Army, but Colonel Lewis lost battle to COVID-19By Avenash Ramzan Colonel John Percy Leon Lewis, the former president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union, is the sixth…
COVID-19: Eating well, controlling diabetes and blood pressure importantBuilding your immune system and controlling your diabetes and high blood pressure are key factors in fighting off the coronavirus…
Gov’t recalls substandard Purcill brand hand sanitizerThe Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is altering the general public of the immediate recall of the Purcill…
WHO launches storybook to help children understand COVID-19With lockdowns, curfews and increased rules implemented across the world to tackle the spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organisation…
Guyana using Malaria drugs to treat COVID-19The Georgetown Public Hospital has begun using drugs approved for the treatment of malaria to treat the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
Wismar Hospital to be used as isolation facility for COVID-19 patientsThe Wismar Hospital in Region Ten is being equipped to serve as an isolation facility for patients diagnosed with the…
COVID-19: Persons urged not to visit Rupununi for Easter weekendPersons are being urged not to visit the Rupununi this Easter weekend as Amerindians communities to keep out the coronavirus…
Nothing stops private hospitals from testing for COVID-19 – PAHO/WHOCountry representative for the Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) in Guyana, Dr William Adu-Krow says there is nothing preventing…
Another COVID-19 death; 37 confirmed cases now in GuyanaAnother person died Tuesday night from COVID-19 in Guyana, bringing the total number of deaths to six and the Ministry…
Private hospitals may soon test for CoronavirusPrivate Hospitals may soon be able to begin testing for COVID-19. This is according to Minister of Public Health Volda…
Health Ministry launches APP to report COVID-19 signs, access timely informationThe Ministry of Public Health launched a software application on Tuesday which allows persons to screen themselves for the Coronavirus…
33 COVID-19 cases now confirmedTwo additional persons have been tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) bringing the total to 33 cases thus…
CDC receives $208k in rice, $700k in cheques to aid COVID-19 responseThe Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Tuesday received 70 bags of 30kg rice worth $208, 250 from the Saj Rice…
