Health
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Niño
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Niño that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Niño is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts...
Guyana prepares for historic robotic surgery as healthcare enters new era
Guyana is preparing to make medical history with what could become the longest-distance robotic cardiac surgery ever performed. President Irfaan...
Caribbean eating too much salt as hypertension, heart disease surge — CARPHA warns
The Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, is sounding the alarm over dangerously high salt consumption across the region, warning that...
COVID-19: 34 recoveries, no new cases recorded Thursday
As of May 7, Guyana’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 remain at 93 with the total number of recoveries at 34,...
10th COVID-19 victim was a patient at the Palms Geriatric Home
The 10th person who died from COVID-19 was a 63-year-old male patient at the Palms Geriatric Home on Brickdam, Georgetown,...
‘I went to death’s door’ – Guyanese Doctor Ramesh Sugrim recovering from COVID-19
By Isanella Patoir Dr Ramesh Sugrim, a 66-year-old Guyanese general practitioner is now on the road to recovery after being...
Baby and 12-Y-old among new COVID-19 cases in Region 10
A one-year-old child and a 12-year-old are among six additional persons who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the...
COVID-19: Health officials battle with contact tracing as persons provide inaccurate info.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud says health officials are having a difficult time conducting contact tracing of COVID-19 victims...
10th COVID-19 death recorded; confirmed cases now at 93
Guyana on May 5 recorded its 10th COVID-19 death, the Ministry of Public Health reported via its daily dashboard posted...
Parents of baby flown to U.S. for cancer treatment worried about COVID-19
By Isanella Patoir Among those at high risk of contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are cancer patients. Three-year-old Chayanne Parboo...
Guyana’s COVID-19 cases climb to 92
As of May 4, Guyana recorded ten new cases of the new Coronavirus bringing the total number to 92. Three...
City Hall to charge vendors $5,000 for not wearing face masks
The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown wishes to inform the general public of the following measures the...
Digicel Guyana partners with Rotary Club to purchase protective equipment for healthcare workers
Digicel Guyana has been supporting doctors and nurses on the frontline amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, and with calls across...
110% increase in COVID-19 cases in less than a month in Guyana
Guyana has seen 110% increase in positive COVID-19 cases in less than a month, according to Minister of Public Health...
Curfew extended to June 3; new order includes special treatment for health workers
The Government has extended the COVID-19 emergency measures to June 3, which were implemented under the Public Health Ordinance from...
82 COVID-19 cases now confirmed; 22 recoveries
As of April 30, Guyana confirmed four new cases of the new Coronavirus in less than 24 hours, bringing the...
Guyana records 9th COVID-19 death
A 67-year-old man died from the new Coronavirus Wednesday night at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the News Room has confirmed,...
Recovered COVID-19 patients donate blood plasma to help others in ICU
Fifty-year-old Sean Ramrattan is among 15 persons who have successfully recovered from COVID-19 in Guyana. And he is among those...
Three more COVID-19 cases confirmed
Three more COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday by the Ministry of Public Health, taking the total number of cases to...
Businesses ready to help provide 33,000 masks if needed for vote recount
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Industry (GCCI) says it stands ready to support the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) with the...
Tips for coping with COVID-19
Dr. Util Thomas, Director of the Mental Health Unit at the Ministry of Public Health shares tips for coping during...
