Meanwhile sample survey in Bhutan shows 95% have developed antibodies after the first dose The plan in Bhutan is to have the second dose eight or twelve weeks after the first dose. However, now even the maximum planned gap of 12 weeks which ends by the end the June looks …
Read More »Penjore Penjore behind bars for 15 days due to defamation investigation
On the 4th of May ‘Penjore Penjore’ put up a post on his Facebook page asking for the resignation of the current Attorney General in relation to a news story. Two days later Penjore Penjore was arrested by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) on 6th May and detained based on …
Read More »In a first OAG takes ‘legal action’ against a person for defamation without any complaint of defamation
PM says no permission given to OAG to prosecute the case nor is any permission required The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in a press release issued on 6th May 2021 said that it has pursued ‘legal action’ against an individual with the alias ‘Penjore Penjore’ on social media. …
Read More »Bhutan stocks up again as India heads into lockdown mode
Many states in India have entered either full or partial lockdowns as the cases and deaths rise. There is also the possibility of a national lockdown in India on the horizon if the numbers there keep getting worse. For Bhutan, West Bengal and Assam which just came out of their …
Read More »As WHO recognizes aerosol or airborne transmission MoH updates its protocols
After much delay, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally recognized the aerosol or airborne transmission of COVID-19 and it has updated this in its latest brief on 30th April 2021. Aerosol is small but airborne matter produced by sneezing, coughing or even talking people which can remain suspended in …
Read More »6 customs officers and 3 referral patients test positive in Kolkata
Six customs officers and three referral patients had tested positive in Kolkata according to the Consul General Thinley Wangchuk. The CG said that the customs officers had tested positive around two weeks ago. He said one of them was more serious and required hospitalization but he has now stabilized and …
Read More »Property Tax Bill to revise land and building taxes untouched since 1992 to raise revenue
The government aims to revise rural and urban land taxes rates along with building tax rates through a Property Tax Bill drafted by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). This will replace the 1992 property taxation policy under which people currently pay very nominal land and property tax rates. Finance Minister …
Read More »Exploring the reasons behind the COVID breach in Thimphu and Phuentsholing
The national capital was in high panic on 20th April as three staff, two females and one male, at a quarantine hotel in Lanjophakha tested positive but this was not the bad news as it was found that the male cook had violated the quarantine and containment protocol to slip …
Read More »Close contact of Phuentsholing case had been admitted to Pediatric ward of JDWNRH
But the high risk area protocol and JDWNRH testing protocol saved the day On Friday evening 16th April a 10-year-old student and his 29-year old mother tested positive for COVID-19 as the first two cases in Phuentsholing. However, in a strange coincidence the first contacts of the the 29-year-old mother …
Read More »Bhutan at risk of major outbreak from transmissible variants where young are also vulnerable: MoH Minister, NI-TAG and WHO Rep
A combination of over confidence with the first dose of the vaccine and general COVID-19 fatigue is leading to an increasing number of people flouting COVID-19 safety protocols from not wearing facemasks to taking part in gatherings. This is as seven community cases came up in Phuentsholing, including two young …
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