Countries around the world are finding out that one of the best strategies to deal with the COVID-19 virus is to conduct large numbers of tests followed by contact tracing, quarantine, isolation and treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus himself gave the message of ‘test, …

As Bhutan sees an increasing numbers of cases jumping from 1 on March 6th to five as of 2nd April, the only comfort is that they are imported cases with no evidence of community transmission yet. However, if Bhutan does see large scale infections and community transfer then the Ministry …

Following the slogan of ‘hoping for the best and preparing for the worst,’ the government is in the midst of ensuring stocks of up to 6 months according to the Minister for Economic Affairs Lyonpo Loknath Sharma. The minister said that the worse case scenario would be if the numbers …

The common English Dictionary says that the words ‘Stop’ and ‘Put a Stop to’ are similar to the word ‘Ban’ At a time when clear and well though out decisions and transparent communication is the need of the hour, The Bhutanese has found that the government first tried ramming in …

The RCSC has initiated a proposal for voluntary contributions from the salary of Civil Servants and after its acceptance from agencies will be deducting between 5 to 10% of the salary of civil servants. In response to questions from The Bhutanese the RCSC said that it as the central personnel agency, …

The Agriculture Minister Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, today evening, reiterated that the import of vegetables, fruits and betel nut and leaves has been stopped as a control measure for various reasons. Lyonpo said the same in a Facebook post yesterday morning and confirmed it with The Bhutanese this morning too. He …

With the ban on tourism and movement of labour into Bhutan, one of the biggest dangers of the COVID-19 entering into Bhutan are those Bhutanese coming in form COVID-19 affected countries and hiding their travel history to escape the quarantine process. The Prime Minister a few days ago talked about …

Guide and driver who tested negative to continue the quarantine One major problem of the COVID-19 virus is that given that it is a new virus there is still no clear global understanding on how it behaves or when it shows up in tests. The common wisdom was that some …

When the first case of COVID-19 emerged in the country the immediate reaction of the people was to not only hoard masks and hand sanitizers but also grocery items and stand in long lines at the fuel pumps. A few days ago the Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that …

Hit to be taken by Hotels, Financial Institutions, Trade, Transport, Tour Operators and Guides, Handicrafts and Construction among others The biggest casualty of the Corona virus or COVID-19 on Bhutan will be its economy as the economy is already starting to hurt and is scheduled to take a big hit …