Pictured above Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking at a handover ceremony of 33,600 COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility, at the Grantley Adams International Airport today. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for a global summit for coordinated action on a number of areas pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. She made this call […]
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MAY 11, 2021 – BGIS
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Guyana receives second shipment of 38,400 COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX mechanism Staff WriterMay 10, 2021 Guyana today received 38,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) […]
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MAY 9, 2021 — BY BGIS The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified nine new positive cases of COVID-19 – three males and six females – on Saturday, May 8, from among the 504 tests conducted. Four people recovered from the virus and were discharged. There are currently 105 persons in isolation. The total number […]
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COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases, 5 Discharged BY BGIS | MAY 8, 2021 | CORONA VIRUS, TOP STORIES There were two new positive COVID-19 cases – one male and one female – identified on Friday, May 7, from the 678 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Five people also recovered, while 109 persons remain in isolation. Barbados has […]
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MAY 7, 2021 Two females are the latest persons to test positive for COVID-19 in Barbados. These cases were identified out of 870 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, May 6. Meanwhile, 16 persons have recovered from the viral illness and were discharged. There are 106 persons in isolation. Barbados […]
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Vaccination is our best option to save lives, exit pandemic – President Ali Staff WriterMay 7, 2021 – Says Government will invest necessary resources in coming weeks to ensure herd immunity is reached His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali called for more Guyanese to become inoculated against Covid-19 and promised that his Government will make necessary investments […]
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SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG . ——– BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) One student at a secondary school in Barbados has tested positive for COVID-19, as the island returned to face-to-face classes this week. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Kenneth George, during a COVID-19 update and press conference this evening at Ilaro […]
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MAY 6, 2021 SHEENA FORDE-CRAIGG . BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Kenneth George, has disclosed that there are currently 50 positive cases in the cluster at the Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. George stated this during a COVID-19 update and press conference this evening at Ilaro […]
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MAY 6, 2021 By Joy -Ann Gill — BGIS COVID-19 update and press conference – May 6, 2021. (PMO) Although a student has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Princess Margaret Secondary School, and another student at the St. George Primary School has been placed in quarantine, awaiting a second COVID-19 result, Health Minister Lieutenant […]
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