No need to close schools – Manickchand on monkeypox
Following the detection of the first case of monkeypox in Guyana, Education Minister Priya Manickchand has made it clear that there is no need...
Monkeypox: Guyana working to acquire vaccines, medicines
Following the detection of the country’s first case of monkeypox on Monday, health authorities are working to acquire treatment regimens as well as vaccines...
Authorities working to clear backlog of 1500 cataract surgeries
The National Ophthalmology Hospital at Port Mourant, Corentyne has a backlog of some 1500 cataract surgeries still to be performed, and authorities are said...
26 new Covid cases detected
Guyana has recorded 26 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 70,841.
There are 10 persons in the...
Health Ministry does not anticipate many monkeypox cases in Guyana
The Health Ministry says it does not anticipate many cases of monkeypox in the country, following the detection of the nation’s first case on...
Persons who were in contact with monkeypox patient quarantined – Health Minister
A 57-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the country’s first monkeypox patient who is currently at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater...
Covid: 6 new cases; 2 in ICU
Guyana has recorded six new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 70,815.
There are 13 persons in institutional...
Guyana detects 1st case of monkeypox
Guyana has detected its first case of monkeypox, health officials have confirmed to this publication.
The patient is said to be in institutional isolation.
Health Minister...
6 new Covid infections; 2 in ICU
The Ministry of Health has reported that six more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
Consequently, active COVID-19...
15 new COVID-19 cases; 2 in ICU
Another 15 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
This now takes active cases in Guyana to 386 including...
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