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With the daily surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the neighboring states of India, residents of Phuentsholing are requested to follow the COVID-19 protocols diligently. It has been around 80 days since Phuentsholing had the last community case on August 12, 2020. Southern COVID-19 Task Force (SC19TF) Member …
Read More »More School children seek support for mental health
Seeking support for mental health and well being is no longer something to be ashamed about. Such acceptance is mainly due to the fact that there is more awareness and sensitization on mental health issues. Nowadays, school children across the country are voluntarily seeking support for various mental health issues …
Read More »PP admission opens for 2022 academic year
The admission for Pre-Primary (PP) classes has started in Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromdes. Parents can either download the admission forms from the thromdes’ websites or collect the forms in person. The schools in other dzongkhags have yet to announce the PP admission, but the plan is to get to it …
Read More »COVID-19 pandemic delays Gene Sequencer Machine installation
The Gene Sequencer Machine, which was procured in 2019 with the support from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a cost of more than Nu 10 million, remains unused in the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) due to the lack of experts to install the machine in the country. …
Read More »Govt moves to procure Moderna vaccines as 2nd dose for 12-17 and keeps Pfizer for 11 to 5
A few thousand vials of AstraZeneca vaccine will be expiring by the end of October this year. This is one of the reasons for discontinuing the COVID-19 vaccination for the walk-in eligible individuals. The other reasons being that Bhutan will not buy the AstraZeneca vaccine, as most of the eligible …
Read More »496 Japan LEP youth worry about paying back loans
Youth are also awaiting the BEO court case verdict The 678 youth who went to Japan through the Learn and Earn Programme (LEP) had sanctioned Nu 700,000 each from Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL). 182 of them have managed to liquidate their loans. Some of them have also managed to …
Read More »OAG is waiting for closing argument and judgment of the BEO case
The Office of Attorney General (OAG) is waiting for closing argument and judgment of the Bhutan Employment Overseas Agent (BEO) case. OAG has submitted all their summarized arguments of the BEO case, and after the closing argument, OAG will not get the opportunity to file additional information on the case. …
Read More »MoH launches priority signage for the elderly people in all the health facilities across the country
In tandem with the government’s commitment to narrow the gap, and to promote people-centered health services with care and compassion, the Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a Priority Signage, Health and Wellbeing Handbook, coinciding with the International Day for Older Persons. The priority signage will be displayed in all the health …
Read More »JDWNRH plans to provide drop in and drop out facilities for attendant’s food
With no new community transmission of COVID-19 in the country, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) will be revisiting the COVID-19 protocol, especially the delivery of food for the patients’ attendants in the wards. When the first national lockdown was announced on 13 August, one of the safety measures, …
Read More »Despite many global variants only original Wuhan strain and Delta Variant detected in Bhutan so far
There are four dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2 spreading among the global population. The four variants are the Alpha Variant (formerly called the UK Variant, first found in London and Kent), the Beta Variant (formerly called the South Africa Variant), the Gamma Variant (formerly called the Brazil Variant), and the Delta …
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