Health

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Guyanese experts would be holding talks with Russian officials about a  COVID-19 vaccine that is now entering stage three trials, even as the country prepares to next week use a generic version of the antiviral drug, Remdesivir, to treat critically ill patients. Dr, Anthony said there has been no decision to buy or commit ...

India on Thursday said it was ready for “faster” implementation of a project to improve three regional hospitals in Guyana under a US$5 million line of credit that had been originally provided for the now quashed Specialty Hospital. India’s High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa says his government is committed to seeing the refurbishing of the decades-old hospitals. ...

Opposition parliamentarian, Christopher Jones and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony were Thursday at odds over when the isolation of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases begin, with at least one test centre doctor confirming that isolation begins on the day the test was taken, Mr. Jones said he was told that his 13-day home isolation began on taking the COVID-19 test.  ...

The Ministry of Health says 512 persons have been isolated at home and 67 others are hospitalised.The number of persons in the Intensive Care Unit is 11. 98 others have been quarantined to ascertain whether they will develop coronavirus symptoms. The Ministry of Health says records show that 742 of the 1,373 positive cases have recovered. Although tests show that ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that government would be providing a GYD$25,000 in relief to each household due to the adverse impact of the coronavirus, COVID-19. In an address to the Annual General Meeting of the Private Sector Commission, he said in addition to the disbursement of funds to the health and education sectors, the household assistance would be ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan Government will be taking decisive action to support essential workers, victims of gender-based violence and other vulnerable groups of Guyanese facing hardship as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud said Monday that this initiative will be piloted in the last quarter of the year and will form part ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan Two weeks after relaxing the daily curfew time by two hours, the government has now decided to revert to implementing the old curfew from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M, as the coronavirus death toll increased to 41. This new measure takes effect from September 1 and ends on September 30, 2020, according to the order published in ...

The Guyana Police Force on Sunday night called on protestors at Belladrum, West Coast Berbice to cease blocking the public road. The force warned that it would use all legal means to clear the road of the protesters who are also violating the COVID-19 guidelines. “The Police wish to inform that it will use all lawful means necessary to clear ...

Well-known Guyanese pediatrician, Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo died this morning at the Balwant Singh Hospital. He was rushed there for emergency treatment. Details are sketchy, but a senior medical doctor confirmed that Dr. Chatterdeo passed away. Dr. Chatterdeo started off his career in the medical profession as a pharmacist and later went on to study medicine at the University of Guyana. ...

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Saturday said government was preparing to amend the Health Ordnance to provide for higher fines, but he said ultimately the public has to heed advice if the virus is to be brought under control. “One of the things that we are right now contemplating is to look at the Ordinance and possibly now, ...