Following the community transmission from December, the cluster testing for risk groups like taxi and bus drivers were carried out and few taxi drivers and bus drivers tested positive for COVID-19. To contain the spread of community transmission, the transport sector in the country is taking extra precautions. According to …

PM and FM also attempt to clear the air on the ‘undertaking’ issue The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering on a live Facebook session on 28th January said that just like the requirement for COVID negative certificate is required for oversea travels, the requirement of a vaccine certificate might …

According to the General Secretary of Bhutan Export Association, the Boulder export is in full swing and it is going smoothly after starting the containment zone. He said that before the containment zone was facilitated around 100 to 150 truckloads were ferrying boulders from Phuentsholing and Samtse and 60 truckloads …

The Engineer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Khandu Tshering, said the construction of irrigation canals in the country got delayed due to the second lockdown. He said that the Ministry has been carrying out the plan programs but they could not carry out the survey due to the …

The Director of Distribution Service under Bhutan Power Corporation Limited Sandeep Rai, said BPC is trying to ensure that there are no power shortages in the country during the lockdown, despite the shortage of manpower. He said that currently Thimphu and Paro is under lockdown and they have front liners …

Meanwhile winter vegetables have started arriving The country faced shortage of vegetables during the first lockdown, however, the government out sourced vegetables from different parts of dzongkhags and imported depending upon the needs. With the lesson learnt the government has been focusing on southern dzongkhags for the production of winter …

The mandarin export is progressing well Concerned about mandarin export in light of the ensuing pandemic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) started preparations for exports from as early as October in consultation with the Bhutan Exporters Association (BEA),  the Royal Bhutanese Embassy at Dhaka, Bangladesh and Royal Bhutanese …

Despite the lockdown in Thimphu and Paro dzongkhag, the people are allowed to carry out their farming activities except for the people in red clusters who are restricted. Paro Dzongda Tenzin Thinley said that the farming activities within the peripheral areas are allowed while farming activities in the red clusters …

6,665 kg of butter, 103,727 cheese balls, 6,254 cartoons of eggs and 23,080 kg meat was sourced to Thimphu from different dzongkhags as of January 7 During the first lockdown there was a high demand for dairy products in the capital, and to keep the supply chain uninterrupted, the Department of …

One major impact of the national lockdown has been a sharp increase in the traffic online leading to more congestion and poorer quality connection and slower speed. Despite the poor internet connection in the country during the lockdown, the two service providers in the country are trying to address the …