10 new COVID cases recorded in 24h

The daily detection of positive COVID-19 cases has shown that 10 new cases surfaced as of Tuesday.
This information was provided in the Health Ministry’s dashboard which also showed deaths remaining at 1225, with 63,157 confirmed cases.
A total of four patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 13 in institutional isolation, 175 in home isolation and 15 are in institutional quarantine. Out of the 29,084 males and 34,071 females that contracted the virus, 61,740 have recovered.
Some 554,991 COVID-19 tests have been administered since the virus was detected here.
The Government on Monday evening officially announced that numerous changes were made to the COVID-19 guidelines, thus paving the way for several of the restrictions to be lifted.
In the new gazette order – Public Health (Coronavirus) (Number 3) Regulations 2022 – it is stated that wearing a face mask is no longer mandatory but encouraged when in public; proof of vaccination is no longer required to enter public buildings and the COVID-19 restrictions on social activities and gatherings were removed.
The new gazette order also states that employers are still required to ensure that COVID-19 guidelines are in place to reduce transmission of the virus among workers in offices, adding that officers and places of business must ensure that handwashing stations and sanitising equipment are at the entrances. This requirement is also encouraged for places of worship.
With respect to persons testing positive for the virus, the order states that they were required to isolate and follow the quarantine requirements.
The order states: “Any person who has tested positive for coronavirus or identified for quarantine shall (a) comply with all applicable directions given and requirements imposed by the Health Emergency Operations Centre, including home isolation or quarantine or placement in an isolation or quarantine facility; (b) provide information to the Health Emergency Operations Centre about any individual with whom the person may have had contact with, at least fourteen days before testing positive for coronavirus; and (c) not knowingly expose themselves, without proper and necessary precautions against spreading the coronavirus, in any public place or to any person.”
With respect to travel, the new order states that “all operators and passengers of any land, water or air transport shall comply with any port health measures issued by the Board or any measures issued by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority or any other competent authority.”
If anyone is displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 or needs any additional information, they are asked to contact the COVID-19 Hotline 231-1166, 226-7480 or 624-6674 immediately or visit www.health.gov.gy.
Globally, almost 458.4 million people have tested positive for the virus and six million have died. In the Americas, more than 149 million confirmed cases have been reported with over 2.66 million deaths.