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...
Man, 76, dies from COVID, nine new cases recorded
A 76-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry...
Unvaccinated woman, 90, dies from COVID
A 90-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported that the...
Teens’ booster shots stalled until low vaccination rate goes higher
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says that the government will not yet introduce COVID-19 booster doses for teenagers since less...
Eight cases from 1,357 COVID tests
Another eight people were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period, after 1,357 tests were done, the Ministry...
Ferrero recalls chocolates implicated in Salmonella outbreak- Food & Drug Dept.
Press Release by the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) hereby advises...
Six new COVID cases from 640 tests
Guyana has recorded six new COVID-19 cases from a total 640 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to...
11 new COVID cases from 770 tests
Guyana recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases from a total of 770 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to...
Five new COVID cases, four in ICU
Guyana recorded five new COVID-19 cases from a total of 675 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to...
Five new COVID cases, four in ICU
Guyana recorded five new COVID-19 cases from a total of 899 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to...
‘Agree to Disagree’ actor and comedian Henry Rodney dies
Guyanese actor and comedian Henry Rodney has died at age 63 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease at The...
Health Minister sounds warning for elderly, sick as COVID cases spiking globally
COVID-19 infections are surging in some countries due to the spread of the Omicron BA.2 and as Guyana prepares for...
11 cases from 1,059 COVID tests
Another 11 people were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period after 1,059 tests were done, the Ministry...
11 new COVID cases from 1, 405 tests
Guyana on Wednesday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 405 tests within 24-hours. The new cases were recorded in...
Theft at Drugs Bond: Health Director, three others arrested
The Director of the Materials Management Unit (MMU) of the Ministry of Health Cecil Jacques was arrested on Tuesday in...
10 cases from 800 COVID tests
Another 10 people were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period after 800 tests were done, the Ministry...
One new case from 213 COVID tests
Only one new COVID-19 infection has been recorded over a 24-hour period, after 213 tests were done, the Ministry of...
Five new cases from 470 COVID tests
Only five new COVID-19 infections were recorded over a 24-hour period, after 470 tests were done, the Ministry of Health...
Nine new COVID cases, eight more persons recover
Over the past 24 hours, nine new COVID-19 cases were reported based on information provided by the Ministry of Health...
