Business is down in most private schools as the class X pass students are absorbed in the public schools. This means cut back and the first ones to go are the teachers who teach only class XI. The private schools will decide on the next step depending on the situation …

As per the ‘Nursing a Nation’ Report, the nurse to patient ratio is 1:6 and the ratio differs from general ward to specialized units. It also changes with patient load. In the morning shift, the nurse patient ratio is 1:6, in the afternoon shift, it is 1:8 and in the …

After the government’s decision to absorb all the class X pass students into government schools, some of the public schools especially in the urban areas are congested where they have around 50 students in one classroom. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said there are 133 government schools across the …

As per the international sources, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could authorize the COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 in June 2022. Also, Moderna is seeking US authorization for vaccines in children under six. FDA will now review the company’s data and make a decision on whether the …

The Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) will be making genome sequencing a monthly routine activity to detect any new Coronavirus variants in the country. RCDC conducted genome sequencing in the beginning of the last outbreak of Omicron and sub- variant BA.2 was identified. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) will be absorbing all the class X pass students in the government schools, causing the private high school sector to shrink dramatically, starting this year. A proprietor of one of the private schools said some schools had very few students in class XI last year, …

The number of positive cases has gone down because not many COVID-19 tests are done like in the past. Also, Ministry of Health (MoH) has withdrawn the regular flu clinics. But the COVID-19 tests are still done in the regular health centers. The Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said …

Of the 51 COVID-19 positive patients in the Reverse Isolation Facilities currently, 40 have recovered and 10 beneficiaries are still active. The few severe cases were referred to the COVID hospital in Taba in Thimphu.  There are 293 beneficiaries with comorbidities kept safely in the Reverse Isolation Facilities, of which …

Due to border closure for two years from 2019 to 2021, there has been an increase in the number of people wanting to leave for Australia for further studies. A majority of the applicants aiming to go to Australia are unemployed, quite a number of class XII students and in-service …

Thimphu, along with other dzongkhags, have seen seeing a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, as most people are now either infected and immune to the Omicron variant infection, especially after the country transitioned its pandemic response from Phase I to Phase II. Thimphu is seeing a lesser …