Students in the country have missed out on school because of Coronavirus, but the education ministry plans to open schools for the 2021 academic year with a few exceptions. Chief Program Officer and officiating Director General of School Planning and Coordination Division (SPCD), Kinley Gyeltshen said this year students have …

The total COVID-19 cases reported so far is 309 in the country, of which 215 are male and 94 are female. Currently 18 are active cases (15 male and 3 female). In one week, 22 cases, age between 20 to 54 were reported in the country, out of which 21 …

Amid Covid-19, a total of 133 people will be leaving for Kuwait and Dubai next week signing the undertaking letter that they are understand the risk and are leaving the country for jobs that they have. Most of them came for vacation and could not return back due to ban …

Some ECCD centers in Thimphu plan not to reopen until the COVID-19 pandemic is over The ministry of Education (MoE) has put up a proposal to the government for reopening of ECCD centers in the country. MoE is waiting for the directives from the government on how to go ahead. …

Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said the availability of vaccine is not known for now but when it comes, the ministry is ready with the protocol in place and the country will have a cold chain distribution system where freezer cars or trucks will be used to transport it. Health ministry …

As of today, 64,370 people are screened in the flu clinics in the country. On an average 205 patients visit flu clinic daily. Starting 5th of September 2020, every single person visiting the flu clinic is being tested. About 7,140 people across the country has been tested from 5th September …

Paro college of Education (CoE) will launch the Master in Primary Education (English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies) in the new academic year 2021. The Ministry will send 40 primary school teachers, 10 each in the above subjects to avail this programme. The programme is for 2 years. After completing …

As of Monday, Bhutan has 261 confirmed cases reported, out of which 177 are male and 84 female. 69 are active cases, out of which 192 have recovered. On Monday two quarantined women who returned from the middle east tested positive. On Sunday one customs officer in Phuentsholing in quarantine …

The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) will check on the face masks sold in the market and if any shops are found to sell low quality surgical masks that does not meet up to the health standards then DRA will seize their face masks. During the COVID-19 press brief, Health Minister …

The number of people visiting flu clinics has decreased unlike in the beginning with the disclosure of the first COVID-19 patient in March.  In March, 5,984 patients visited the flu clinic set up by Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) with 300 to 400 patient visiting the flu clinic …