Gov’t launches ‘Operation CoviCurb’ to reinforce safety protocols
The Government is embarking on a massive education campaign dubbed ‘Operation CoviCurb’ to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips made this announcement...
Adjusting curfew was necessary to strike a balance between being safe and not going...
The Irfaan Ali-led Administration adjusting the anti-COVID-19 curfew has raised some eyebrows since the announcement yesterday, but senior government officials maintain it was necessary....
Enforcement of anti-COVID measures still a weak area; more education needed – Health Minister
Enforcing anti-COVID-19 measures remains a herculean task for Guyanese authorities even as the virus continues to ravage Guyana with 78 deaths in six months.
During...
Guyana gets additional support for COVID-19 from The Global Fund
The Government of Guyana will benefit from the sum of US$357,894 in additional financial assistance, as part of The Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism...
Severe health conditions possible after COVID-19 recovery
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is cautioning the nation against adopting a cavalier approach to COVID-19, noting that while the severity of the...
COVID-19 death toll now 67
The recent demise of two COVID-19 patients takes the death toll in the country to 67.
The latest fatalities are a 57-year-old woman and a...
140 Lusignan prisoners infected with COVID-19 – Minister tells House
A total of 140 inmates at Lusignan Prison have been tested positive for COVID-19, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said this morning in response...
Two more die from COVID-19; Death toll now 64
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of 17:00hrs on September 18, 2020, two other persons who tested positive for the novel...
Two more die from COVID-19; Death toll now 62
The Ministry of Health (MOH) says that two persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have died.
The latest fatalities are...
Quarantine facility established at Lusignan Prison; inmates, staff being tested
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said that an additional quarantine facility has been established at the Lusignan Prison to house positive COVID-19 inmates. This...
