Guyana awaiting advice from CARPHA on new COVID-19 strain found in UK

Guyana is awaiting advice from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) as it relates to the new COVID-19 strain detected in the United Kingdom (UK) and flight restrictions.

This announcement was made recently by the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, who stated that as a result of the UK announcing that it has found a new strain of the deadly virus, a number of countries have moved to stop air traffic to and from the UK.