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GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today decided on 10 work stations for the recount of ballots from the March 2nd elections.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today said that a fully-empowered government needs to be in place to grapple with the COVID-19 threat and this would only be possible with a quick end to the elections crisis through a recount of votes.

Schools will not be re-opened on April 20 and will remain closed until further notice, according the National COVID-19 Task Force.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – In the 14 years he has worked on ambulances, Dr.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – Nearly 1,300 people who died of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, or half the total, were not counted in death tolls because of lapses, state media said on Friday, but Beijing dismissed claims that there had been any kind of cover-up.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N.

De facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence this afternoon announced that the number of persons tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 57 from 55 yesterday.

The Commonwealth observer group which was accredited to the March 2 General Elections today urged that GECOM undertake the long-awaited recount of votes in full compliance with the Representation of the People Act and a credible manner.

Guyana will have to wait one more day for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to communicate its decision on the way forward with the promised National Recount of votes cast on March 2.

The Guyana Bar Association today called on GECOM to act expeditiously to enable an accurate and transparent declaration of results from the March 2 elections noting that a constitutional deadline for the convening of a new Parliament was fast approaching on April 30th.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – India said on Thursday videoconferencing software Zoom is “not a safe platform”, joining other countries that have expressed concern about the security of an application that has become hugely popular worldwide during the coronavirus lockdown.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) was officially postponed until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic today but the Indian cricket board believes it can find a “safe” window later for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to include the entire country on Thursday and said the government was considering cash payouts for all in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak and cushion the economic downturn.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T’s healthcare system has been given a shot in the arm as the country will receive from the CAF—Development Bank of Latin America a loan of $340 million (US$50m) to mitigate the COVID-19 health crisis here.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Guyana has risen to 55, an increase overnight of 14.5%.

The Head of the OAS observer mission at the March 2nd elections, Bruce Golding  today expressed concern that an accurate election result has not been determined six weeks on and he said that the proposal by the Chief Election Officer for a five-month recount of votes was “unheard of in any democracy and would be unacceptable under any circumstances”.

Stabroek News’ online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT).

The Health and Emergency Committee, Region Ten this afternoon confirmed its second positive case of COVID-19 in the region.

Since its last update on Saturday, the Ministry of Public Health today said that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen from 45 to 47.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred today about 9 am on  the  No.