Eighteen new COVID cases recorded
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 18 new COVID-19 cases have been registered.
Eight persons are in the ICU and the death toll from the pandemic remains at 1220.
Fifteen new COVID cases reported
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 15 new cases of the COVID-19 virus have been reported.
Three persons are in the ICU. Deaths from the pandemic remain unchanged at 1223.
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 10 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded.
Seven persons are in the ICU. The death toll remains at 1224.
Ali lifts COVID-19 restrictions on social activities
-wearing masks no longer mandatory in public spaces
March 16 ,2022
President Irfaan Ali on Monday approved an announced rollback of COVID-19 restrictions on social activities and distancing, while also making the wearing of masks in public spaces optional.
The new guidelines, gazetted yesterday, make no mention of restrictions on social activities and only provide protocols for handwashing and sanitation at businesses, where employees, customers and visitors âare encouraged to wear face masks.â The same provisions also apply to places of worship.
âWearing a face mask is not mandatory but in order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, persons are encouraged to wear a face mask when the person is in public,â the new guidelines state.
The decision comes in wake of a steep decline in new COVID-19 infections and deaths over the past month. (The Health Minis-try on Monday announced one more death and three new cases.)
The previous COVID-19 guidelines, which were approved last month, had retained restrictions on social activities, including private parties, events at clubs, and receptions, although they appeared to be selectively enforced.
No proof of vaccination requirements
Quotas previously prescribed to restrict numbers at casinos, betting shops, cinemas are no longer in place and the updated guidelines also make no mention of proof of vaccination requirements for entry to public buildings. The latter was a point of contention between the government and some public servants, including teachers and health workers, who objected to the requirement, calling it a de facto vaccine mandate. In some instances, some public workers had been locked out of their workplaces where they could not show proof of full vaccination or produce a negative PCR test result.
Also absent is the previous restriction on visitation to quarantine or isolation facilities, prison or correctional facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, senior citizensâ homes and other care facilities.
While it was previously required that public transport operators be fully vaccinated, it is no longer a requirement under the new guidelines.
Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Colonel Nazrul Hussain on Sunday told Stabroek News that restrictions on all social gatherings would be lifted but vaccination and testing requirements would remain in place to curtail the spread of the virus.
Hussain also said that the inputs of health officials would guide the decision making and that emphasis will continue to be placed on the need for vaccination.
Two years ago, measures were introduced to tackle COVID-19 resulting in restrictions on every-day activities.
Guyanaâs two international airports were closed for months along with schools, non-essential businesses, places of worship and other institutions.
Last month, the NCTF announced the lifting of the national curfew.
The announcement came one day after Presi-dent Irfaan Ali signalled that his administration was moving in that direction.
The curfew, first instituted in 2020, was in effect from midnight to 4 am after several adjustments.
Two Sundays ago at a press conference at State House, President Ali hinted at the changes to accelerate a path towards full reopening of the country.
I will still wear my mask when I go shopping and practice good hand sanitation. I keep a bottle of disinfection in my car.
I don't partake in the food sampling at Costco.
Fully vaccinated woman, 83, succumbs with COVID
-12 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the death of an 83-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement, the ministry said the deceased woman, a resident of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), died on Tuesday. She had been fully vaccinated against the virus.
She was the 1,226th person to officially die here with the virus.
Meanwhile, the ministryâs updated COVID-19 dashboard showed 12 new COVID-19 cases from 1,738 tests. The dashboard also showed that there were 151 persons in home isolation, 5 persons in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 15 in institutional Isolation.
@Mitwah posted:The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the death of an 83-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19.In a statement, the ministry said the deceased woman, a resident of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), died on Tuesday. She had been fully vaccinated against the virus.
Fully vax but still gone. Probably like most... Covid wasn't the cause....had they done a post mortem they would get the correct answer...which we would never be privy to.
Seven new COVID-19 cases recorded
Seven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of 704 tests that were done.
On yesterdayâs Ministry of Healthâs COVID-19 dashboard, one person was reported to be in the Intensive Care Unit while 11 are in institutional isolation and 111 persons are in home isolation.
The death toll remains at 1226.
Four new COVID cases recorded
Four new COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of 1,500 tests that were done. The Ministry of Health has reported that the active cases now stand at 78.
On the updated dashboard, 3 persons are said to be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while 6 are in institutional isolation and 69 persons are in home isolation.
The death toll remains at 1226.
Five new COVID cases
The Ministry of Healthâs COVID-19 dashboard yesterday reported five new cases of the virus.
Four persons are in the ICU. The number of deaths remains at 1226. The last death was recorded on March 16th â more than two weeks ago.
11 new COVID cases reported
The Ministry of Health on Thursday once again reported 11 new COVID-19 cases out of 1,059 tests that were done.
However, the ministryâs updated COVID-19 dashboard showed that there were 85 persons now in home isolation, an increase of 17 over the 68 reported on Wednesday. The numbers for persons in institutional isolation and in the COVID-19 intensive care unit remained unchanged at 9 and 5, respectively.
The death toll remained at 1, 226.
Admin, why is the Dash Board posted upside down?
@Mitwah posted:Admin, why is the Dash Board posted upside down?
Stabroek News posted the image upside down on their website.
COVID vaccinations at all-time low, Anthony issues appeal
With COVID-19 vaccinations at an all-time low, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is pleading with the unvaccinated to safeguard themselves and for those eligible to get boosters to come forward as the availability of WHO-recognised shots is not a problem.
âOne of the reasons you still have a problem is because those who have underlying illnesses are not taking the vaccines. If unvaccinated the challenge is they would end up in the hospital. To protect themselves it is better to get vaccinated and I am pleading with them to do it,â Anthony told Stabroek News yesterday.
âAlso, there are some studies that have shown that if vaccinated, it can help prevent the symptoms and possibility of long COVID if that person should contract it,â he added.
Man, 76, dies from COVID
One more COVID-19 death was yesterday reported by the Ministry of Health. This now raises the death toll to 1,228.
The ministry said that a 76-year-old fully vaccinated male of Region Three was the latest victim. He succumbed on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022.
Yesterdayâs COVID-19 dashboard showed that there were nine new COVID cases out of 766 tests.
One person is presently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Dem peeps in Guyana lazy baad. Look how dem can't update a simple dashboard.
COVID ICU empty
For perhaps the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold here two years ago, there are no patients in the ICU at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.
The Ministry of Healthâs dashboard yesterday reported there were three new cases of COVID-19. The death toll remains at 1228.
By comparison, on April 17 last year, there were 120 new cases of COVID and 13 persons were in the ICU. At that stage, there were only 268 deaths meaning that in the ensuing year nearly 1,000 persons succumbed to COVID.
Four new cases of COVID
Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported on the Ministry of Healthâs daily dashboard yesterday.
For the second day running there was no patient in the ICU of the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.
The death toll remains at 1228.
Four new COVID cases
Four new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday. The new cases came after 305 COVID tests were conducted.
The Ministry of Healthâs daily dashboard said that one person is in the ICU.
The death toll remains at 1,228. 
Eight new COVID cases reported
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported a total of 8 new COVID-19 cases. Those cases were recorded after 936 tests were carried out.
Meanwhile, according to the ministryâs updated COVID-19 dashboard, 93 persons were in home isolation. It also showed that there was no one in institutional isolation while the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Infectious Diseases Hospital remained empty.
The total number of confirmed deaths in Guyana from the virus remained at 1,228.
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