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There have been two additional covid19-related deaths, the Ministry of Health said in its daily update on Monday. This increases the total number of covid19 deaths since March 2020 to 4,134.

Those who died were one elderly male and one middle-aged male. One person had multiple comorbidities and the other had one known comorbidity.

The ministry reported there were 154 new covid19 cases as of Monday afternoon. The cases were from samples taken between August 27 and 28.

There are now 6,206 active cases.

There are 239 patients in hospital, with 5,967 in home self-isolation and 22 in step-down or transition facilities.

As of Monday, there were 168,501 recovered covid19 patients, with 24 people being discharged from public health facilities, and 249 recovered community cases.

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Armed robbery in St Mary’s Village in Moruga on Sunday. –

Three men beat and robbed a 38-year-old part-time PH driver of his car at gunpoint, then used it as a getaway car during an armed robbery in St Mary’s Village in Moruga on Sunday.

The ordeal began when the victim was heading to his home in Cachipe Village around midday from the Princes Town area.

On his way, he picked up two men who asked to be taken to an area called Number One.

But they pointed a gun at him, announced a robbery and ordered him to change the route. He complied and drove along Sixth Company Road.

They made him drive his Nissan Note to a forested area and park, then made him walk further in and blindfolded him.

The gunmen beat him, tied him up, and left. They also stole his shoes, cellphone and other belongings and said they would return.

After about an hour and 30 minutes, he managed to untie himself, walked out of the area, and alerted nearby residents.

He was treated and discharged at the Princes Town district health facility on Sunday night.

At 7.18 pm, the car was used as a getaway car in a robbery at Knox Supermarket on Moruga Main Road in St Mary’s Village.

Police said the driver drove to the car park and two men got out. The driver stayed in the car while his two accomplices announced a robbery. One pushed aside the female cashier and emptied the cash register.

As they were leaving, they walked across the street to where a group of people were liming and robbed them of personal items.

They returned to the car, which drove off.

Princes Town police later found the car in the district.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony is urging citizens to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves against monkeypox.

Guyana recorded its second case of the virus on Monday.

“We have diagnosed a second person with monkeypox. That person is now at Ocean View Hospital receiving treatment. The person is stable and we have started doing contact tracing for that person. People need to take precautions. If you have somebody with rashes you should call the health authorities so that we can have somebody go out there and examine what it is and be able to guide the person,” Dr Anthony said.

The Minister assured citizens that the Health Ministry is doing all within its remit to ensure the virus is contained here in Guyana.

“So, we have had several calls, we checked it, we ran tests and many of those persons, fortunately, did not have monkeypox,” he stated.

More than a month ago, a special unit was established at the infectious diseases hospital to accommodate anyone who might test positive for the virus locally.

The administration has also set up a steering committee and trained several regional health officials at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory.

The monkeypox virus is transmitted through close contact with an infected person. Once infected, the incubation period can last from 7 to 21 days.

Before the appearance of lesions, infected persons can experience symptoms like myalgia, swollen lymph nodes, swelling in the neck and headaches. As of August 22, a total of 42,666 cases were detected in 95 countries worldwide, with only 13 deaths being reported.

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The interior of a restaurant on the Anchorage Road was gutted by fire on Friday night, August 26, and officials are investigating the cause.

Reports say that a woman saw flames coming from the kitchen and a male patron telephoned the Fire Department. The St. John’s Station responded at 11:08 p.m., about three minutes after receiving the call.

On arrival at the scene, they reportedly met the 65’ x 25’ building partially engulfed in flames.

In spite of having received a number of refurbished fire tenders recently, the Fire Department had to be assisted by Hugh Christian’s water services, which reportedly arrived on the scene at 11:20 p.m.

Electricity to the restaurant and in the area was suppressed by the Antigua Public Utilities Authority as firefighters battled the blaze. This suppression occurred shortly after midnight.

According to the owner of the business, she had secured the premises at about 10:30 p.m. before she left for home; she later received a phone call notifying her about the fire.

This was the second fire to be recorded on that side of the island within a few days.

A man reportedly lost his life on Wednesday night, August 24, during a house fire in Gambles. Investigations into the fire and confirmation of the person’s identity of the person are ongoing.

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