Special committee established to monitor side effects of COVID-19 vaccines – Minister
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony has said that a special committee has been established to monitor side effects of those health workers who received...
Barbados shares 1500 doses of its COVID-19 vaccines with Guyana
Some 1500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Guyana from the Government of Barbados, says Guyana's President, Dr Irfaan Ali.
Guyana Standard understands that...
Only Eureka, Nat’l lab authorised to conduct PCR tests; report any other facility offering...
The National Public Health Reference Laboratory and the Eureka Medical Laboratories are the only two local medical facilities authorised to conduct the polymerase chain...
Gov’t still awaiting results from CARPHA to determine Covid strain here -Min. Anthony
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, says Guyana is awaiting the results of the COVID-19 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)...
Retired medical professionals will also aid in administering COVID-19 vaccines; immunisation course to be...
Guyana will be bringing back retired healthcare professionals to aid in administering COVID-19 vaccines as delivery of the first COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX)...
Guyana now capable of conducting 1500 to 2000 tests daily; Gov’t vetting private labs...
Guyana’s COVID-19 testing capability has seen a significant boost, says Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony. During today’s COVID-19 update, the health official said that...
Guyana records 180th COVID-19 death
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that one more person, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has died. This takes the...
Guyana records one more COVID-19 death; death count now 179
A 73-year-old resident from Region One (Barima/Waini) is the latest reporter COVID-19 fatality. The death toll now stands at 179. The patient died while...
Guyana carefully monitoring COVID variants abroad; PAHO, CARPHA assisting with gene sequencing
The Government of Guyana is carefully monitoring COVID-19 variants abroad and will adjust and implement measures where necessary to protect Guyanese, says Health Minister,...
Regional COVID testing capacity to see boost with GeneXpert machines
The Ministry of Health is boosting regional COVID-19 testing capacity with the installation of GeneXpert machines at hospitals across the country. The first machine...
