According to Ministry of Health (MoH), 599,640 people have registered for Nationwide Second Dose Vaccination Campaign and a total of 454,186 people are already vaccinated, out of which 238,321 are male and 215,865 are female. The second roll out was from 20 to 26 July 2021 which is a period …

With the financial support from UNICEF, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has established threeadditional inclusive schools,Bjishong Central School in Gasa, Kuruthang Middle Secondary School in Punakha and Tshaphel Lower Secondary School in Haa. The Senior Program Officer of Special Education Division, Ms. Pema Chodensaid the three schools have been identified …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) will hand over 748 tablets to 744 students in 23 schools with Special Education Needs (SEN), including three new inclusive schools before the second term this year. The tablets were purchased with monetary support of about Nu 12 million (mn) by Save the Children under …

With the available evidence, the government recommends to take the Moderna vaccine as the second dose for those who received AstraZeneca as the first dose. However, AstraZeneca will also be made available as a second dose for those who insist on it, for personal reasons. In a test rollout 613 …

Relaxation will not happen anytime soon even after the second dose of vaccine, especially with the new COVID-19 variants emerging globally. The country will continue to follow strict COVID-19 protocols, said the Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo. Unless the herd immunity is achieved, the quarantine, testing and the COVID-19 protocols …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and request from the government, the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) has decided to increase an additional 389 seats in various government and private colleges in the country. An official from RUB said the additional seats were increased after assessing the in-take capacity in the …

Even after vaccinating the children aged between 12 to 17 years, Bhutan will still be left with around 121,000 children unprotected from the COVID-19 variants. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the ministry is working towards securing vaccines for the children. The ministry will be taking up the discussion …

A mix and match of the vaccines or heterologous dosing of different brands for first and second doses appears to give a good protection due to stronger immune response against the COVID-19 variants, as per the scientific research and studies done worldwide. Many trials have been conducted on heterologous dosing, …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has decided to relocate the students from Phuentsholing to Punakha. The ministry has also given options to parents and students to choose from the 190 seats available in various schools in the country. During the meet-the-press, Education Minister, Jai Bir Rai, said there are 1,096 …

Not compromising on the quality and standard of colleges in the country, the government has requested the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) to increase its in-take of students so that the students can continue to lead constructive lives learning in the college campuses. The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering …