Recently there was much shock as the Education ministry found that around 46% of students scored less than 40% in their mid-term exams. The Education Minister Jai Bir Rai said this result was due to the fact that last year the students had to take up online classes and another …

Despite the various relaxations after the second dose, the government has been requesting people to maintain social distancing, avoid crowding, ensure ventilation and to wear masks, however, all of the above rules are being violated in various Karaoke Pubs and Pubs in Thimphu. The Bhutanese received two videos of large …

Stool Antigen Test to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H Pylori) inside the stomach will soon be rolled out to the general public. H pylori is a type of bacteria that infects the stomach lining. Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the cancer flagship is targeting three cancers; stomach, …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will provide the flu shot to all the high-risk groups consisting of elderly citizens over the age of 65, children between 6 to 24 months of age, those who developed pneumonia and have a higher risk of dying, medical and health professionals, people with chronic medical …

Upon receiving 198,900 doses of Pfizer vaccine on September 7, the health ministry started rolling out the second dose for more than 59,000 eligible children in the 12 to 17 years category and first dose for around 20,000 remaining children. The vaccine is fully funded by the Royal Government of …

It does appear that, currently, the capital city and the other low-risk dzongkhags are safe and free of COVID-19 due to stringent protocols maintained in the southern regions, which has the four major points of entries, in Samdrup Jongkhar, Gelephu, Samtse and Phuentsholing including many minor grounds of entries. A …

Bhutan has gone 14 days with zero cases and four weeks with no community cases. There are multiple factors that are contributing to no new positive cases from the community. The main two factors are vaccination and strict monitoring. Dr Sonam Wangchuk, a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory …

Bhutan has recorded more than 4,200 cases related to mental and behavioral disorders in 2017 and 6,858 cases in 2020. Depression Incidence in Bhutan per 10,000 population has risen from 6.0 in 2017 to 10.4 in 2019. Suicide ranks among the top six leading causes of deaths. There was a …

Schools in the high-risk zones are still on high alert even though no positive COVID-19 cases have been found in the past few weeks. There are also schools taking face-to-face classes without interruption in the low-risk dzongkhags, at the same time, the schools are well prepared and equipped if any …

A total of 4,599 graduates have registered to appear for the Preliminary Examination (PE) of the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2021, which will be held on 5 September. Of the total 4,599 graduates, 858 graduates have completed their degrees outside Bhutan, and a total of 3,741 graduates completed their …