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Health, other services at Night Shelter being upgraded

The Night Shelter, which is a temporary refuge for the homeless, is now offering improved basic health services to occupants, the Ministry of Human Services said at the weekend. The Ministry of Human Services says five Patient Care Assistants have been employed to take care of persons who are differently-abled and unable to take care of themselves. Government says this ...

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19-member COVID vaccine Task Force appointed, begins drafting training manual

The Ministry of Health on Friday named a 19-member broad-based National COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force in preparation for the arrival and roll out of the immunization campaign against the coronavirus disease in Guyana. Chairing the Task Force is Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony who disclosed that already the body has been tasked with developing a training manual on how to administer ...

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Guyana-born nurse, who vaccinated US VP-elect, denies jab was fake, assures “it is safe”

The Guyana-born United States-registered nurse who administered the COVID-19 vaccine to United States (US) Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday debunked claims that the vaccine was a farce, even as she said there has been a spike in inquiries since the jab was administered late last month. Nurse Patricia Cummings, speaking to News Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM, said the ...

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Don’t send “mixed messages” about coronavirus- Health Minister urges elected, other officials

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has called on elected and other officials to stop sending mixed messages in the fight against the coronavirus, COVID-19. “We have to get everybody to understand the message and we have to get everybody to model the behaviour because once we all do that, we’ll get more people complying  so if we don’t, then we’ll ...

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Guyana to roll out HIV self-testing

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Tuesday announced that Guyanese would be allowed to self-test for the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and that more at-risk persons would be given preventative drugs. “Another area we want to look at is self-testing. This is relatively new and it has been advocated around the world and ...

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166 now dead from COVID-19

Guyana’s Health Ministry on Monday said two more persons died from the coronavirus – the first for the New Year- pushing the death toll to 166. The latest fatalities are a 70-year-old man Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) and an 85-year old man from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice). “These persons died while receiving care at our medical facility,” the ...

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COVID vaccines expected in Guyana during second quarter of 2021

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday disclosed that Guyana would receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine during the second quarter of this year, but he could not say whether it would be the one produced by Moderna which has less refrigeration restrictions compared to the other vaccine types. “We don’t know which one we would eventually get but ...

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Guyana records 2.5% COVID-19 deaths, 92% recoveries in 2020

Guyana ended last year with 2.5 percent COVID-19 deaths and 92 percent recoveries, according to figures released Friday by the Ministry of Health. Actual figures show there were 164 coronavirus-related deaths and 5,868 of the 6,348 infected persons recovered from the virus. Infected persons during last year totaled 16.5 percent of the 38,429 persons who were tested since the virus was ...

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BREAKING: Public servants to get GYD$25,000 cash grant; teachers, joint services, health care workers among beneficiaries- President Ali

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced a GYD$25,000 “cash grant” for 60,000 government employees including public servants, members of the joint services, teachers and healthcare workers. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the total package is expected to cost the National Treasury about GYD$2 billion. In the announcement that was made on the Office of the President’s Facebook page, the Guyanese ...

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Tourism Authority to revise investment incentive package

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is preparing the groundwork for a new incentive regime to attract more investors in the sector that has seen remarkable growth until COVID-19 struck earlier this  year, GTA Director Carla James said Thursday. Referring to 12 investments that have already set foot in the sector here, she said the GTA would be working with the ...

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