The Guyana Telephone & Telegram company (GTT) announced that all COVID-19 hotline numbers are toll-free.
This decision came following a thorough discussion between the company and officials from the Ministry of Public Health amid the newest strain of the coronavirus pandemic.
For easier access to information and as another precautionary step to prevent the spread of the virus, the company has now made it possible for persons to call its hotline numbers to report any possible or suspected case of the viral disease at a free cost.
All GTT, landline, Blaze and mobile numbers can make contact with the MOPH on telephone numbers, 624-2819, 624-6674, 624-3067 and 624-9355.
GTT is calling on all citizens to reduce their fears and take the necessary precautionary measures set out by the MOPH to avoid contracting or spreading the virus.
Guyana recorded its first case about a week ago, after a 52-year-old woman who had recently traveled abroad entered the country and fell ill a few days after arrival. She was tested positive for the virus, followed by several other family members who also tested positive during the week leaving the total number of confirmed cases at 5, inclusive of one death.