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...
74 COVID-19 cases now confirmed, five persons in ICU
The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported that the country has recorded one other positive COVID-19 case bringing the...
COVID-19: Gov’t to ‘reboot’ small businesses, equip farmers to handle food crisis
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National COVID-19 Task Force, Joseph Harmon says the Government is examining ways to “reboot...
Global Coronavirus death toll hits 200,000
(Reuters) – Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected...
EU joins with Rotary Club of Demerara to help in fight against COVID-19
Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana Fernando Ponz Cantó, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Demerara, made an urgent...
45-Y-0 man dies from COVID-19 at GPHC
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence Friday confirmed an eighth death in Guyana as a result of COVID-19. The victim...
Granger appoints Harmon CEO of COVID-19 Task Force
Ministry of the Presidency press release – President David Granger, this morning, convened a meeting of the National Coronavirus Disease...
Linden records third case of COVID-19
A third COVID-19 case was recorded in Linden, Region 10 and according to a press release from the Regional Democratic...
Mobile testing units for COVID-19 from Monday; frontline workers to be screened
The Ministry of Public Health will launch its first mobile testing unit on April 27, which will be at the...
73 COVID-19 cases now confirmed
As of April 24, Guyana recorded three more cases of the new Coronavirus in less than 24 hours, bringing the...
Health Ministry says workers were paid on Thursday
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Public Health Colette Adams on Friday denied claims that some health workers have not...
Local business to distribute 2,000 hampers to vulnerable citizens
A local business, Japarts has put together 2,000 hampers for distribution to vulnerable citizens affected by the current restrictions implemented...
4-Y-O dies From COVID-19 in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner – Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that...
World leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but U.S. won’t take part
GENEVA (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch a global initiative on Friday...
COVID-19 Task Force to decide whether to lift curfew on May 3
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has not yet decided whether it will end the 12-hour curfew on May 3....
COVID-19 advice for those with TB, HIV
Dr. Quacy Grant, the Focal Point for Tuberculosis & HIV of the National Tuberculosis Programme in Guyana, has been speaking...
Low COVID-19 numbers may be because persons are ashamed or fearful of having the virus
Shame and fear of being tested positive for COVID-19 may be the reason why Guyana is reporting low numbers of...
All of St Lucia’s COVID-19 patients have now recovered
St Lucia Times – As of April 22, 2020, Saint Lucia has a total of 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19....
COVID-19: As virus advances, doctors rethink rush to ventilate
BERLIN (Reuters) – When he was diagnosed with COVID-19, Andre Bergmann knew exactly where he wanted to be treated: the...
